With all the election news in the media 24/7 it has been second page news that the Senate began debate Monday over legislation to combat global warming by mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Its going to be hard fight bc many republican senators are threatening to filibuster- so the chances that we will see a vote on this anytime soon is unlikely and The Bush administration has already said it would veto the bill if it did pass, saying among other things that it will raise fuel taxes on the American people. A statement from the White House said the bill would raise gasoline taxes by 53 cents a gallon by 2030.
I think Senator Joe Lieberman's response to that statement was pretty funny- "People would be thrilled to have gas prices rise only 2 cents a year,"
However There is some bipartisan support for the bill. Sen. John Warner, R-Va. is a cosponsor of the bill and has been credited with bringing a some GOP senators on board, also rejected the administration's prediction of economic chaos. "The president has the stick to bring back the throttle" and set new emission timetables if there are serious economic problems, he argued"
It will be interesting to watch this debate and i will bring you an update next week.
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