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Barbara Boxer Used Nuclear Option to Push Cap and Trade Through Committee

Last Thursday while we all focused on the House Health care bill, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee used the "nuclear option" to push the Cap-and-Trade climate bill out of committee. Full Article at ARRA News Service

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  4. Carol Gee California's Senator Barbara Boxer must have had a high level to patience to have gotten along for the past three years with her Ranking Member, Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma, on the Environment and Public Works Committee. Full Article at The Reaction

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