Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Friday, May 22, 2009 7:42:31 PM
The house committee on energy and commerce got their
946 page climate bill passed today so it can go to the floor for a vote. How much jargen do think that thing has got in it? Do you think it is even readable, or for that matter, understandable?
Republicans tried to block it, but even with four democrats defecting, they could not stop it.
During four days of debate, Democrats repeatedly turned back Republican proposals to undercut the so-called cap-and-trade plan by requiring it to be scrapped if electricity bills jump, the unemployment rate spikes, coal mines close or other countries don't impose similar emissions limits.
The GOP proposals were aimed at pressuring politically vulnerable Democrats in the South and the rust-belt Midwest.
"We want to send a message to the American people that we want to protect them from what we think are the potential ravages of this bill," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas.
Democrats and environmental advocates said the measure was urgently needed to combat the Earth's rising temperature.
Markey said the bill promises "a new dawn of energy" in the United States. The legislation "is going to create a new generation of clean jobs," Markey said, and turn the nation back from "that 14 million barrels of oil we consume each day."
They better hurry because people are losing jobs faster than Obama can print money to ramp up this new "green jobs" program.