BOXER AND KERRY TO RELEASE CLIMATE BILL
News Date September 29, 2009
Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) and John Kerry (D-Mass) are expected to release a draft of their climate bill tomorrow. A discussion draft of the bill obtained by NASDA, which closely mirrors the version passed by the House in late June, contains a more stringent emissions reduction target of 20 percent by the year 2020, up from the House proposed 17 percent. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) has indicated that the bill will likely not be introduced for floor discussion this year. (Contact: David Hickey)