Reid to Have Procedural Vote on Republican Alternative Energy Bill

A Senate aide says lawmakers are working on an agreement that could clear the way for an initial procedural vote on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) energy and oil spill response bill, as well as for the Republican alternative oil spill response bill. It’s unlikely either will pass, More…

Republicans Growl over Criticism of Energy Bill Alternative

Republicans are pushing back against efforts by senior Senate Democrats to paint the Republican alternative energy bill as an oil industry bailout.

And the Guerrilla War Begins…

The markup session for the landmark Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill is underway in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (live webcast from C-SPAN). And it’s sure to be one hell of a show.

Ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas), who promised to wage “sneaky,” “crafty” “guerrilla warfare” on More…