rssLincoln Reaffirms Desire to Push Climate Bill to 2010
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at 5:53 pm
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At Wednesday’s Agriculture Committee hearing on climate change policy, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who is expected to take over as chair of the committee, again voiced her concerns about passing cap-and-trade legislation this year — though she seemed a bit less aggressively against moving a bill this year than she has in previous statements.
Lincoln affirmed that it “isn’t necessarily my preference to move forward on cap-and-trade this year.” But she also indicated that she will want to have a hand in crafting portions of the bill, like the role of agriculture and regulation of the carbon market — two areas she’ll have more ability to shape from a role as chair. “If we do move forward … the regulation of carbon markets is something we need to get right,” said Lincoln.
Lincoln didn’t have much else to say at Wednesday’s hearing, other than to caution that if the Senate does pass climate legislation, “we don’t do so by putting a disproportionate burden on farms and farm families.”
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Comment posted September 10, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
So this is the beginning of the end of Cap and Trade. Right of the bat, Lincoln floats a small comment of opposition to Cap and Trade to test the temperature. As time goes by, it will be more and more and pretty soon no more cap and trade. While I would hope she would do this on the merits of the bill, I have the feeling she is feeling the pressure in her own state with her tough campaign coming on. You would have to be a moron not to see the anger displayed by so many Arkansans with her performance and support of the Obama administration.
Then you look at who she will run against. There is Mayor John Gray, the recent entry from the Green Party. There is Trevor Drown a declared independent, former Green Beret, consider by many to be the Arkansas “Common Man”. You cannot forget the Republican Candidate. Sometime next year after two elections one of the 9 or so racist, (pick one or more) out-of-touch, carpet bagging, clueless, wing-nut or broke Republicans will get the privilege of joining the ballot for the general election. This could be the last year they get a chance to put someone on the ballot as a major party. With donations down, mismanagement and their executive director recently leaving, they are facing problems. They cannot even get anyone to run against the Governor or 30 plus other statewide offices. Consequently, to the average Arkansan, the State GOP is no longer the conservative voice of Arkansas, unless you consider that voice a silent scream.
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