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Look to the Cantwell-Collins Bill for Simplicity in the Climate Change Debate

The battle over healthcare is over, at least for the time being. It is now time to move to climate change legislation. In the past year, we have seen the House pass the Waxman-Markey bill, a historic move in the right direction, but at nearly 1,400 pages, complex and for some, a financial windfall since [...]

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Energy Bill Passes – Will the Cap & Trade Provisions Survive the Senate?

The Energy Bill (H.R. 2454 / Waxman-Markey) passed narrowly in the House on Friday by a vote of 219-212. Although there was more than three hours of debate in the House, much of the debate was political posturing more than anything else. The House Ways and Means Committee had the opportunity to hold hearings on [...]

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