[NukeNet] Energy Bill: Bad News, unless a better source knows!

[Roger Herried]

No news is good news!

It would be nice if the DC activists could let us know what happened!

I did a quick scan and found the below article, which gives no clue. 
I've also looked at 5 other news stories all released in the last two 
hours. They also didn't give a bloody clue as to Domenici's amendment 
1381? What one article did imply is that Domenici was quoted as now 
being in support of the current bill, after the tax segment (see 
below)was pulled. So by his support, I'm assuming he got what he wanted.

Bush has also formally removed his vetoe threat to the bill, if it 
passes. This was done after several key issues were removed from the 
bill. Reid did not get the votes necessary to pass the oil tax package, 
with one Demo jumping ship, leaving the vote to stop the filibuster at 
59-40. Bush withdrew his vetoe after the filibuster won and Reid agreed 
to pull the $20 billion oil tax from the bill. The Democrat that jumped 
ship was from Louisiana! (Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.). Rangel wanted to 
have the fillibuster talked out!  Didn't happen.

So We can all assume that the pro-nuclear loan guarantees made it 
through, unless somebody knows better.

Really sad news. Does this mean there's one last chance in the House to 
block this? If so We've got a week?

rh



*Senate passes scaled-back energy package, goes on to House*






/Associated Press - December 13, 2007 7:33 PM ET /

WASHINGTON (AP) - Better mileage and more ethanol. Those are two aims of 
an energy bill approved by the Senate.

The bill passed with strong bi-partisan support after Democrats dropped 
efforts to impose billions of dollars in new taxes on the biggest oil 
companies. An effort to derail a Republican filibuster against the new 
taxes failed by one vote.

The legislation now heads to the house, where passage is expected next 
week. Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky expects President 
Bush will sign the bill.

The legislation calls for the first major increase by Congress in 
required automobile fuel efficiency in 32 years, something the auto 
companies have fought for two decades. The industrywide average of 35 
mile per gallon for cars, small trucks and SUVs must be met over the 
next 13 years. The measure would also increase the use of ethanol seven 
fold, to 36 billion gallons a year. Majority Leader Harry Reid says the 
bill will also begin to reverse the addiction to oil.

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mail.energyjustice.net/pipermail/nukenet_energyjustice.net/attachments/20071213/321748d8/attachment.html 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/gif
Size: 49 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mail.energyjustice.net/pipermail/nukenet_energyjustice.net/attachments/20071213/321748d8/attachment.gif