Breaking from TPM: Sens. Reid and Kerry confirm climate legislation is dead

[flpoljunkie]

David Kurtz | July 22, 2010, 2:48PM

Sens. Reid and Kerry confirm that climate change legislation -- which assumed room temperature about six months ago and has been stinking up the place all summer -- is in fact dead. More soon ...

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/07/breaking_33.php?ref=fpblg

[hatrack]

1. Gee, what a surprise - I really thought it was going to pass this year. Not.

:silly:

[Kdillard]

2. Damn. Hope they can regroup and give it another go.

I wonder what happened.

[flpoljunkie]

3. The Hill: Reid to Senate Dems: Climate Change bill will wait until fall

(Emphasis mine.)

Reid to Senate Dems: Climate change bill will wait until fall

By Darren Goode
07/22/10 02:32 PM ET

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will bring a limited package of oil spill response and energy measures to the floor next week, delaying action until at least this fall on a broader proposal that would impose greenhouse gas limits on power plants, senior Senate Democratic aides said.

Aides insisted Reid’s decision is a nod to the packed floor schedule the Senate faces before it leaves in two weeks for the August recess, and that he has not abandoned plans to try and bring up a broader climate and energy plan later in the year.

But other legislative priorities and election-year politics might scuttle the wider climate and energy plan altogether.

Reid discussed his plans with Senate Democrats at a Thursday meeting.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) described Reid as having delayed efforts to advance climate change legislation until after the August break.

more...

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/110323-reid-to-advance-limited-oil-spill-and-energy-bill-delaying-climate-action