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Senate Committee Passes Climate Bill, Despite Republican Boycott

Republican Delay Duplicative, Waste of Money Saying that the delay by Republicans, requesting further analysis of the economic impact of the bill, was unfounded based on EPA consultation and would be "duplicative and a waste of taxpayer dollars" Boxer... Full Article at Treehugger

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