Senate Republicans boycott climate bill

[struggle4progress]

Source: Boston Globe

Republicans followed through today on their threat to boycott a Senate committee's work on a sweeping climate change bill ...

Senator John F. Kerry .. a lead sponsor of the Senate bill .... said " ... We should remember that the GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee called for strong, mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions as part of his campaign ... "

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/11/senate_republic_1.html

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Earlier LBN thread:
Republicans move to delay climate bill progress
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4127810

Senate panel tries bypassing climate bill boycott
Mon Nov 2, 2009 3:02pm ESTBy Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats who control a key U.S. Senate panel said they would begin debating a climate change bill on Tuesday, ignoring a planned boycott by minority Republicans who are demanding more study of the issue ... A committee aide, who asked not to be identified, cited Senate rules saying that Tuesday's committee session could occur if at least 10 of the 19 members attend. Democrats control 12 of the seats ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59Q0JY20091102

Boxer Pushes Ahead With Climate Markup Tomorrow; GOP Still Plans to Boycott
By DARREN SAMUELSOHN of ClimateWire
Published: November 2, 2009
... Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) plans to proceed under a .. interpretation of the committee's rules that allows her to start and finish the markup so long as a majority of the panel's members are present ...
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/02/02climatewire-boxer-pushes-ahead-with-climate-markup-tomor-33656.html

[LynneSin]

1. In other news - a bear takes a dump in the forest.

Like any of us are surprised republicans would do this.

[Vehl]

2. They will still be boycotting when the next mass extinction is brought on by global warming

:(

religion + politics = epic fail

[Roland99]

3. Inhofe is one class-A oil company WHORE!

[bluestateguy]

4. Um......so?

We forge ahead and probably get the job done faster without having to listen to their industry-funded whining.

[polichick]

5. Big oil & big coal have spent fortunes buying Republican Senators. nt

[depakid]

6. Unfortunately, it's the corrupt Democrats we have to worry about

[polichick]

7. True dat - many of them have been paid for too. nt

[NecklyTyler]

8. We don't need Republicans to govern

Let's pass our legislation with out them and get on with fixing this country

[wordpix]

9. repugs - the party of no keeps partying on

[wisteria]

10. What a shame, the GOP puts politics ahead of what is best for this country and our children's

futures.

[Lost-in-FL]

11. Kids being kids once again. nt

[Psephos]

12. Aren't we supposed to post news in this forum? n/t

[damntexdem]

13. Hey, GOP, thanks for the gift.

Now, mark up an adequate climate bill quick, while they're gone.