Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, on Thursday vowed to
make energy independence and climate change legislation the next focus of
Democrats' congressional agenda, as the clock stopped on the first 100
legislative hours of the new Congress.
Flanked by giant posters detailing the legislation passed during the first
100 hours of the Democratic- controlled Congress, including minimum wage
legislation, Ms Pelosi said she would create a new select committee to focus
attention on energy independence and global warming. "I want a package of
legislation through the committees by July 4 towards fully declaring our energy
independence."
READ COMPLETE ARTICLE >>
IMPORTANT NOTICE: To read this MSNBC news story, click the READ COMPLETE ARTICLE link
above. This will launch a separate window to the original news source. To comment on this
story use the Reader's Comment form below.
Reader Comments
A valid email address and confirmation is required before your comment can be posted. Comments not confirmed within
24 hours are automatically deleted.
1 comments so far...
11-Feb-2007
48250
| |
I wonder if she's going to get that jumbo jet she's asking for, for trips back to San Fran. These politicians are certainly good about talking the talk, when it comes to walking the walk that's a different story.
Posted by: E Sabre
|
|
