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Vitter claims GOP can block 'any' climate change bill
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07/09/09 11:30 AM ET
Republicans are able to stop any climate change bill resembling the one passed by the House on the Senate floor, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) declared Thursday.
"I'm predicting -- at least as we speak now -- that we can kill any major climate change legislation on the Senate floor, and prevent this massive utility and energy tax on every American from going into effect," Vitter said during an interview with a conservative news program.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announced earlier today that the Senate wouldn't take up their version of the House cap-and-trade climate bill until after the August recess in Congress. Republicans have accused her of stalling out of concern for a lack or support for the bill.
"I'm very hopeful we'll be able to block any major climate change bill like that which came out of the House on the Senate floor," Vitter said. "I think we'll block it on the Senate floor if the American people really tune in and get the message."
The conservative Louisiana lawmaker said he has "real doubts" about the "so-called 'science'" behind climate change, but charged that the House bill, which would establish a market for carbon permits.
The House version of the bill squeaked by with significant Democratic defections, and some centrist Republicans crossing the aisle to join majority Democrats.
"I'm predicting -- at least as we speak now -- that we can kill any major climate change legislation on the Senate floor, and prevent this massive utility and energy tax on every American from going into effect," Vitter said during an interview with a conservative news program.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announced earlier today that the Senate wouldn't take up their version of the House cap-and-trade climate bill until after the August recess in Congress. Republicans have accused her of stalling out of concern for a lack or support for the bill.
"I'm very hopeful we'll be able to block any major climate change bill like that which came out of the House on the Senate floor," Vitter said. "I think we'll block it on the Senate floor if the American people really tune in and get the message."
The conservative Louisiana lawmaker said he has "real doubts" about the "so-called 'science'" behind climate change, but charged that the House bill, which would establish a market for carbon permits.
The House version of the bill squeaked by with significant Democratic defections, and some centrist Republicans crossing the aisle to join majority Democrats.
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I have an idea for a small 3 employee business, an established market, a better product, and name recognition. The thing stopping me is regulation. For the big guys, regulation is a small part of their cost of doing business, for me it would be 25% of my start up costs with no way of telling how long the permits would take before I could sell a product.
Carbon credits is just one more way to make it harder for the small guy to challenge the big guys. That's why the big guys love the idea. Of course they pass the cost along to their customers. It is extremely small business unfriendly. And who employs 80% of the American work force? Small business of course. Any bids for 12% unemployment sound? Do I hear 15%?BY SparkyVA on 07/09/2009 at 16:40
More, he's not getting. It's over. We're gonna ship his skinny [***] back to Chicago.BY Uncle Leo on 07/10/2009 at 04:12
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Just a thought…BY Marshall Cahill on 07/10/2009 at 08:56
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