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Yesterday, when Republicans on the Senate Environment and Publics Works Committee boycotted a mark up of Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry's climate change bill, things looked bleak for getting a bipartisan measure to the Senate floor. Full Article at Time Magazine
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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan trio of senators trying to forge a compromise on climate change legislation huddled with Obama administration officials Wednesday about their plan to combine caps on greenhouse gas emissions with expanded offshore drilling and... Full Article at Houston Chronicle
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By David A. Fahrenthold Even before a Senate committee could begin marking up the "Kerry-Boxer" climate bill, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) himself announced a new "track" of negotiations over climate policy that makes his original bill look somewhat... Full Article at The Washington Post
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While Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) works to pass the Kerry-Boxer climate-change bill out of committee, her cosponsor is working on a compromise plan that he hopes can safely get 60 votes. Full Article at Huffington Post
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We will be working very closely with the White House over the next couple weeks with a view of trying top pull together ultimately to Senator Reid and the leadership a piece of legislation that can pass with 60 votes, hopefully more
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At the end of the day, for us to be successful the energy independence piece – off shore drilling for oil and gas has to be done in a meaningful way to add to our inventory and create jobs
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We're trying to find that sweet spot of a bill that will be good for the environment, good for business and make us energy independent
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The stakes are so high for the people of our planet, for the people of our country, [and] for our children and grandchildren, that we will be held accountable by history unless we make every effort to find common ground
