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BlueOregon (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Max Baucus (D-MT) have agreed to support a version of Senator Ron Wyden's Free Choice Act as an amendment to the health care bill moving through the Senate. Wyden has long argued that the key to health reform is allowing millions of Americans the right to opt out of their employer-based health care and use their employers' health-care contribution in the health exchange...
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En Tequila Es Verdad (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
So says none other than Sen. Lindsey Graham : Extensive coverage has been devoted to the fact that Lindsey Graham’s split on global warming and other issues highlights a rift in the Republican Party . While that’s true, another more important development has not been pursued: Graham’s departure from right-wing orthodoxy highlights the potential for conservative Democrats to follow...
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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Climate Bill has emerged victorious out of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, with Democratic members exploiting a loophole that negated their Rebublican peers’ three-day boycott. Led by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who sponsored the bill with Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) 10 Democrats gave the bill their stamp of approval today without adding any amendments....
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The US Senate Environmental Public Works Committee voted Thursday to approve a Democratic climate change bill that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.Although Republican committee members boycotted Thursday’s meeting, the panel reached an 11-1 voted to pass the bill.Senator Max Baucus, of Montana, was the only panel member to vote against the climate...
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Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What a surprise. The the far left loons went out on the ledge WITHOUT having the EPA final data. Boxer pushes this through the Senate and ignores the fact it will raise the costs to each and every American Family on their energy and heating costs but doesn't want to spend money on conclusive EPA testing. That makes total sense for Boxer who really doesn't care about the facts, lets alone what this...
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Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Senate Climate Bill Produces Little But Partisan Heat - Scitizen While such legislative "theatrics," as Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse characterized the Republican boycott, are nothing new, some warn that the EPW committee is marching into "seldom seen" territory in the fight over climate legislation. According the Energy & Environment News, a former Democratic...
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Waldenswimmer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This gets confusing. I'm pretty sure Frank Rich of the New York Times , among others, confidently predicted the death of the Republican Party as recently as three days ago. Rich, in writing a GOP obituary on Sunday, noted confidently, It’s also why [failure to take into account the changing demographics of the American population] the G.O.P. has been in a nosedive since the inauguration, whatever...
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Madoff Help News & Assistance (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
We are looking to further develop and nurture relationships with Montana's Senator Max Baucus. In order to do so, we are seeking indirect investors of the Madoff and/or other ponzi frauds who reside in the state of Montana. If you live in the state of Montana and are able/willing to get involved with driving legislative change for investor fraud victims, please contact us at info@madoff-help.com. or...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
OPINION/ANALYSIS: The Senate is losing its grip on unreality, so it may be up to whoever can teach manners to cows and pigs to save us from the consequences of global warming. (We're supposed to call it "climate change" now, but some of us, being strict constructionists, remain faithful to the original text as set down by the founding father, Al Gore.) Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, a leading...
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Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
By Juliet Eilperin Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) plans to take up climate legislation in her committee Tuesday, according to a senior aide -- if the Republicans don't stand in her way. "It is our intention, as of now, to mark up Tuesday," a senior aide told The Washington Post Thursday. The panel has spent the bulk of the week holding hearings...
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New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Source: NLJ.com, October 28, 2009 Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp DOJ Witness in Stevens Case Sentenced to Prison "The government's chief witness in the prosecution of Ted Stevens was sentenced in federal court in Alaska today to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $750,000 fine." Judge Stalking Trial Recessed Until Monday "The...
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NewWest.Net Boise (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
An initial hearing Tuesday on revamped cap-and-trade legislation from Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-MA, and Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-CA) gave moderates a public mouthpiece that might spur concessions from party leaders down the road. At the hearing in Boxer's panel Tuesday, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-MT, cited "serious reservations" about...
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Gristmill (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
by Brad Johnson Cross-posted from the Wonk Room . John Kerry testifying.This week, hearings begin in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733). This comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation , co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and committee chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), will establish a mandatory global warming...
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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
In the wake of its health care reform victory yesterday (the inclusion of a public option), the Obama administration today turned its attention to climate change — it’s other big campaign promise that has yet to come to fruition. While Energy Secretary Steven Chu lobbied for the Kerry-Boxer climate bill on Capitol Hill, president Obama unveiled $3.4 billion in grants for carbon-minimizing...
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TaxProf Blog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Charles Rangel, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, House Ways & Means Select Revenue Subcommittee Chair Richard Neal, and senior Senate Finance Committee member John Kerry today introduced the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Legislative Text Staff Summary Joint Committee on Taxation Technical Explanation...
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