Democrats Quash GOP Effort to Stymie EPA Climate Regs. By Robin Bravender, ClimateWire, 9/28/10. "Senate Democrats on Wednesday fended off a pre-election floor fight on a bill to thwart U.S. EPA climate regulations. Retiring Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) last night tried to bring up for a vote a bill from West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller that would prevent EPA from regulating greenhouse gases from stationary sources for two years. But Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) objected to Bond's request for unanimous consent to begin debate on it. With little time remaining on this year's legislative calendar, Bond said he wanted the measure to be considered before the chamber is expected to recess later this week until after the November elections.
"Rockefeller said he is confident Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will allow a vote on his bill this year but that it will likely occur during a lame-duck session. Reid said in June that he would allow a floor vote on the measure, but his office earlier this month declined to comment on whether he would schedule such a vote. Rockefeller has six Democratic co-sponsors for his bill and has said he expects he can round up the 60 votes needed for his bill to clear the Senate. Obama administration officials, meanwhile, have said the president would veto the bill if it reached his desk."
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