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Obama Looking Forward to Senate Action on Energy Bill

The "American Clean Energy and Security Act," passed by a narrow vote in the House, is now facing a hard contest in the Senate. Across party lines, Senators have voiced concerns about effects of proposed cap and trade measures on jobs, industry and the domestic economy.

Obama remains confident that the Senate will take action to pass the bill in the next few months. The President cited the bill as a signpost to the world that America is reclaiming leadership in the new energy economy.

Besides the controversial cap and trade measure, the bill also sets policy to drop greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent by 2020, to create more "green" jobs, and to lessen American dependency on imported oil.

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Labels: climate change, global warming, u.s. energy policy

posted by Amanda Voss at 9:13 AM

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