This Week on the Hill
With so much attention being focused on health care, the media and even most members of Congress have largely ignored progress on President Obama’s other signature issue-climate change. With the Copenhagen Summit fast approaching, the work on producing a climate change bill is being done in the committees. This week, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman is holding two hearings on the costs and economic benefits of a cap-and-trade system. The Energy Committee will play a larger role on producing a climate bill this year than last when a bill from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill made its way to the floor.
Tuesday, September 15
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a 2:30 p.m. hearing in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to “explore potential costs and price volatility in the energy sector as a result of a greenhouse gas trading program.”
Thursday, September 17
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will “receive testimony on energy and related economic effects of global climate change legislation” at 2:15 p.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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