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Energy In Da Hooouuuse!
House passes landmark energy bill; Senate up next |
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06 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 12:48 PM on 06 Dec 2007 Today, by a 235-181 vote mostly along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill that represents a decisive break with decades of energy policy focused on fossil fuels. The bill, shepherded through the House via the tenacious arm-twisting and ass-kicking of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), would: raise auto fuel-economy standards for the first time in over 30 year ... |
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| Topics: energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, progress, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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