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Offline bijou

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Republicans cut House climate panel
« on: December 02, 2010, 08:46:03 AM »
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The special committee set up by Democrats in 2007 to study energy and climate issues will disappear in the next Congress, its top Republican said Wednesday.

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, said that Wednesday morning's hearing by the panel would be the last.

Sensenbrenner confirmed that Republicans will let the committee, which was established by House Democrats after they retook the majority in 2007, would fold up shop as had been rumored. ...
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/131431-republicans-cut-house-climate-panel

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Re: Republicans cut House climate panel
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 11:55:58 AM »
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Re: Republicans cut House climate panel
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 11:58:32 AM »
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Re: Republicans cut House climate panel
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 01:10:59 PM »
Good! :-) Less spending money for soemthing that isn't a "dire" need right now.
Let's hope the EPA doesn't try anything sneaky.