{"id":136,"date":"2007-06-28T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/06\/28\/lieberman_warner_bill\/"},"modified":"2008-04-22T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T18:57:38","slug":"lieberman_warner_bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/06\/28\/lieberman_warner_bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Legislation at Last?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>The author of today&#8217;s article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentaldefense.org\/page.cfm?tagID=940\">Mark MacLeod<\/a>, is Director of Special Projects for our national climate campaign.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>What do you get when a longtime champion of the environment and a respected Republican voice on both the economy and national security join forces in the Senate to write a climate change bill? A real opportunity for bipartisan action on global warming.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman and Virginia Republican John Warner announced a groundbreaking commitment to develop a comprehensive greenhouse gas cap and trade bill. They intend to bring it to a vote in their panel on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee before the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>A pile of climate bills have already been introduced in the Congress this year &#8211; why is this announcement such big news?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>These two senators have a track record of seeking practical solutions to difficult problems, and their colleagues in the Senate will be looking to them for a sensible approach to fixing the climate problem. Lieberman will set a high bar for environmental protection, and Warner will ensure the bill helps the climate without weakening the economy. That means a bill that can win broad support on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Their partnership also underscores the growing recognition that climate change is an issue of national security. Lieberman and Warner hold senior posts on the Senate&#8217;s homeland security and armed services panels, and both understand the security threats global warming poses at home and abroad. As Warner said on Wednesday, &quot;In my 28 years in the Senate, I have focused above all on issues of national security, and I see the problem of climate change as fitting within that focus.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer called the announcement a &quot;critical milestone&quot; for her committee&#8217;s efforts to pass a comprehensive climate change bill. We share her optimism, so stay tuned for updates when the bill is unveiled next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The author of today&#8217;s article, Mark MacLeod, is Director of Special Projects for our national climate campaign. What do you get when a longtime champion of the environment and a respected Republican voice on both the economy and national security join forces in the Senate to write a climate change bill? 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