The climate change bill is currently in the Senate, awaiting the Senators when they return from August recess. (Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol)
Experts are saying the fate
of the climate change bill
is tied to health care reform.
Mark Brush has more:
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Experts are saying the fate
of the climate change bill
is tied to health care reform.
Mark Brush has more:
The climate change bill squeaked through the House of Representatives. And now it’s waiting for action in the Senate. But the Senate has full plate right now with health insurance reform.
And some experts are saying the fate of the health care bill will have a big impact on the climate change bill.
Nicky Roy with the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
He says if the Obama Administration manages to do well in the health care debate, that will carry over to the debate on climate change.
“On the other hand, if the health care rallies succeed in fatally wounding the whole healthcare process, I think that’s going to make it tough for energy and climate because it’ll show that that tactic has worked.”
Some lobbying groups are using the same tactics being used in the health care debate. We’re already starting to see some anti-climate change legislation rallies in big energy states of Texas and Colorado.
For The Environment Report, I’m Mark Brush.