REVISED MCCAIN-LIEBERMAN BILL WOULD EXAMINE GREENHOUSE IMPACT ON POOR

February 24, 2005
A new version of climate change legislation introduced by Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) calls on the Department of Commerce to study the effect of global warming on low-income populations around the world. The proposal is one of the few changes the senators have made to the legislation from a version introduced in last year's Congress, as they seek to broaden support for establishing climate change regulations. The legislation, introduced Feb. 10, is the latest version of...


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