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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Energy woes Boxer's supporting the scaled-back energy bill; it will likely pass	Brian Beutler	13 Dec 2007	Gristmill
She's the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. She carries a lot of weight and many will no doubt follow her lead. This thing is going to pass. James Inhofe just said he thinks it'll probably get about 80 votes. Perhaps the only interesting remaining question is whether anybody (Sanders?) will oppose this thing out of protest.
Topics: legislation, politics, Barbara Boxer, energy, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner: First full committee hearing America's Climate Security Act goes before Boxer's Environment Committee	Brian Beutler	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Well, so much for enjoying Boxer's continued grilling. Early in the hearing, after one brief but blistering round of questions, she had to depart for votes on the Senate floor. She passed the gavel down to Joe Lieberman, who also had to leave, and down it went until it reached Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who closed up the hearing -- a brief one by Senate standards. Sanders remains the only member of the committee asking serious questions about renewable energy. He pokes ...
Topics: politics, legislation, climate, energy, Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe (all these topics)