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One at a Time, Waxman, Markey Chase Votes
Posted on June 26, 2009
With Republicans largely against the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill up for a vote at the House of Representatives today, its proponents are aggressively going after every vote on the Democrat side.Its an arduous process for Reps. Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, considering how many have to be coaxed onboard, one at a time.Take the case of Rep. Harry Teague, from New Mexico. The freshman legislator and former oil man did not like the bill as passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee last month. Associated PressRep. Teague: New power broker?His state is home to several oil refineries,...
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