{"id":535,"date":"2008-06-06T11:37:31","date_gmt":"2008-06-06T16:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/06\/06\/republicans_block_action\/"},"modified":"2008-06-06T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2008-06-06T20:06:09","slug":"republicans_block_action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/06\/06\/republicans_block_action\/","title":{"rendered":"Opponents Block Action on Climate Bill \u2013 For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheryl CanterThis post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund.<\/i><\/p>\n

This morning a Senate cloture vote to focus debate on the Climate Security Act and end the filibuster failed to win the necessary 60 votes. As a result, Majority Leader Harry Reid removed the bill from consideration this year.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, a majority of senators – 48 to 36 – voted in favor, and six more senators sent written statements of support, bringing the total to 54. While the bill could not survive the continuing delay tactics, it garnered important new momentum that sets the stage for quick action in the next Congress.<\/p>\n

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From Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The din of Washington politics can’t drown out the drumbeat of progress. Old adversaries came aboard and new supporters stood up for action. In the end, we got a stronger vote on a stronger bill than we had three years ago.<\/p>\n

Even many opponents of the bill said this week that America needs to cap carbon pollution. The excuses for inaction are running out. With presidential leadership, which was absent in this debate, we’re confident that 2009 will be the year Congress finally gets off the sidelines and begins to fight climate change and our country’s oil addiction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have made clear their support for a comprehensive cap and trade program to reduce pollution, and both said today they would have voted to continue moving forward with it. The bill’s sponsors say they will bring the legislation up again next year.<\/p>\n

Cap and trade also is expected to be the centerpiece of a comprehensive climate bill being developed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Chairman John Dingell yesterday announced that he would begin hearings this month on legislative proposals, including the Climate Security Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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