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Max has “serious reservations” over Cap and Trade…
By Rusty Shackleford | October 28, 2009
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said today that he has “serious reservations” about a major global warming bill and warned fellow Democrats to water down the measure in hopes of getting it through the Senate.Speaking at the start of an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing where he is the second highest-ranking member, the Montana Democrat said he wanted to weaken the bill’s 2020 target for greenhouse gas emissions — now 20 percent below 2005 levels. He did not name a specific midterm target for the heat-trapping gases, instead telling reporters he hoped for “some modification.”
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Baucus chaired the environment committee from 1993 until 1995, and his centrist voice carries tremendous weight in the party’s leadership ranks. But Democrats also have a 12-7 majority on the EPW Committee, and his vote likely won’t be necessary as Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) looks to move the bill in the coming weeks.
Instead, Boxer and Democrats face the critical question of whether they should wait to deal with Baucus later in the negotiations, as his concerns foreshadow a tough fight to win the 60 votes needed to pass a comprehensive bill.
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“The legislation before us is about our economy,” Baucus said. “Montana, with our resource-based agriculture and tourism economies, cannot afford the unmitigated impacts of climate change. But we also cannot afford the unmitigated affects of climate change legislation. That’s why I support passing common-sense legislation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while protecting our economy. The key word in that sentence is ‘passing.’”
First Max throws the Dems under the bus over Single Payer Health Care and now he’s stepping on the necks with Cap and Trade, awesome.
With estimates showing an increase of nearly $1800 per family per year, I’m gonna go ahead and assume that the vast majority of Max’s constituents share the same “serious reservations” regarding Cap and Trade as well.
If you thought Montana Democrats were unhinged before, just wait…
H/T: Hot Air
That is all.
Topics: mah shoops, Cap & Trade, Max Baucus, Global Warming...wait...Climate Change...wait..., Bad Bills, Montana |
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