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Climate Legislation; Crop Production; USAID Nomination; and Financial Reform

Climate Legislation

Jim Snyder reported yesterday at The Hill Online that, “Democratic supporters of climate legislation on Tuesday battled critics who argue cutting carbon emissions will hurt the economy and cost jobs.

“The setting was a Senate Finance Committee hearing on climate change and job creation that served as another reminder of how the debate over carbon has as much to do with the economy as with the environment, especially as unemployment levels rise.”

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Posted by Keith Good • November, 11, 2009 • 5:28 am