Rockefeller Wants Vote To Stall EPA GHG Rules Before Spending Law Ends

January 12, 2011
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) says he will push for the Senate to vote on his proposal to delay by two years EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations before the continuing resolution (CR) funding the government expires March 4, fearing that its expiration will provide House Republicans with an opportunity to undercut the agency's authority more drastically than he would like to see. At the same time some moderate Senate Democrats are balking at Rockefeller's proposal to block GHG stationary source regulations...


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