BARTON DROPPING ENERGY BILL FOCUS FOR CLEAN AIR ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Unable to push comprehensive energy legislation through Congress, a frustrated Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, is telling lobbyists he will turn his attention next session from the comprehensive energy bill to the Clean Air Act, which has been expired for years. While some proponents of a comprehensive bill on energy still hold out hope for action on a pared-back version in a lame-duck session of Congress, which begins Nov. 16, others concede it...