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\"ElizabethThis post is by Elizabeth Thompson<\/a>, legislative director at Environmental Defense Fund.<\/em><\/p>\n

This afternoon, the Senate approved a procedural motion that forces the Senate to take up the Climate Security Act<\/a>. But the Senate is the Senate, and people who are set on ignoring the urgent need to act are using Senate procedures to slow down progress.<\/p>\n

The speeches continue. We anticipate that the debate about the bill itself will start Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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