Barbara Boxer sees carbon tax in the mix
Sen. Barbara Boxer said she had a one word answer for why President Obama promised to act on climate change in his second inaugural address: โSandy.โ Boxer called Hurricane Sandy a turning point in...
View ArticleBarbara Boxer pushes forward on โplanetary emergencyโ
Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., formally introduced their fee-and-dividend climate bill Thursday,as you learned here Wednesday. The press conference featured several...
View ArticleBattle lines forming on carbon tax
For a political non-starter, a carbon tax is generating an awful lot of activity on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, the conservative Republican Study Committee is holding a press conference to slam the...
View ArticleDianne Feinsteinโs assault weapons ban dies in Senate
Senate majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told Sen. Dianne Feinstein Monday night that he would drop her assault weapons ban from the package of gun control legislation he intends to bring to the...
View ArticleBipartisan gun bill ready in House should Senate act
Rep. Mike Thompson, a gun-owning Vietnam veteran hand-picked by House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to forge a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation in the House, unveiled a companion background check...
View ArticleObama climate plan ignites Washington
Environmentalists hailed President Obamaโs plan to force existing power plants to reduce C02 emissions,as a long overdue, just-in-time action to stop global warming now expected to easily cross the 2...
View ArticleDianne Feinstein, Jerrold Nadler re-introduce DOMA repeal
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act Wednesday that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, even though the Supreme Court struck...
View ArticleWalmart adds pressure on toxics overhaul
Retail giant Walmart said today it would reduce or eliminate 10 chemicals in products it sells, adding pressure to the chemical industry to support Sen. Barbara Boxerโs planned rewrite of a bill to...
View ArticleBarbara Boxer gives environmental hero award to George W. Bush library
Sen. Barbara Boxer was down in Texas Monday, handing out her inaugural Climate Hero Award to the George W. Bush presidential library for its environmentally friendly design. The liberal California...
View ArticleENDA clears Senate after nearly 20 years
In a 64-33 vote, including 10 Republicans, the Senate overwhelmingly passed, 64-32, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, or ENDA, Thursday. The first version of the bill was introduced in 1994, but...
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