Rep. John Dingell (D-General Motors) said that the endorsement of Waxman-Markey by USCAP (i.e., our eco-industrial Big Brother) proves the bill is worthy. Dingell also threatened EPA regulation.
Month: June 2009
Engel: Trust and hope…
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) urged support for Waxman-Markey on the hope that it can be improved after it is enacted…
Pick your poison: Waxman-Markey or else…
Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) said that if Congress didn’t vote for Waxman-Markey, EPA would regulate CO2 under the Clean Air Act — i.e., with little consideration for economics.
How about a third option — no CO2 regulation at all?
Greens not worried about weak climate bill…
… because, as reported in Carbon Control News this morning:
… they trust that their allies in Congress, including Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) who co-sponsored by the bill, and the White House will develop and implement the package in a way that is environmentally protective.
Any CEO that think he’s cut a deal on climate is in for a big surprise…
Dems claim to have 218 votes…
… so reports Politico.com.
Waxman-Markey unleashes brilliance?
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) said that Waxman-Markey would “unleash the brilliance” of our scientists and engineers. Has there been a law against such brilliance up until now?
New trade restrictions in Waxman-Markey?
Rep. Mike Pence says that the Waxman-Markey bill, as amended at 3am, may contain new trade restrictions, but he can’t tell because of the rush to bring the bill to the House floor.
Waxman-Markey makes future ‘less uncertain’
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) said to today that regulating “carbon pollution” would make the future “less uncertain”…
309 NEW pages added Waxman-Markey…
Rep. Joe Barton just said during House debate that 400 NEW pages (actually 309 pages) to Waxman-Markey were printed at 2am this morning! Waxman-Markey is now 1,500-pages in length.
Barton added that the House has spent more time debating ceremonial resolutions than the 3 hours it will spend debating Waxman-Markey.
Waxman-Markey debate live on C-SPAN
Three hours of live debate on C-SPAN starting at 9am ET
Wash Post shocker: ‘No’ on Waxman-Markey
Waxman-Markey chart of new regulations
Today the U.S. Chamber unveiled what is becoming an annual exercise: a chart of the overwhelming number of regulations and mandates contained in the latest comprehensive climate bill. The Chamber’s chart, which maps out the regulatory process and implementation of H.R. 2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” can be viewed at http://www.uschamber.com/media/pdfs/waxmanmarkey.pdf.
The 1,200-page bill, which consists of (1) a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions, (2) a federal renewable electricity mandate and (3) a suite of new mandatory energy efficiency standards, will impose 397 new federal regulations (which require traditional agency rulemakings) and 1060 new mandates.