A reminder of how close the last Congress got to passing a climate change bill

[ProSense]

July 2009: House passes landmark climate change bill

September 2009: Boxer, Kerry Set to Introduce Climate Bill in Senate

October 2009: Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill: Chairman’s mark and EPA analysis released

November 2009: Boxer Statement on Committee Passage of S. 1733 – The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Unfortunately, by the time the bill got to the full Senate, it was attacked from all sides. Close = no bill.

[OHdem10]

1. For some reason, it is always easier to get legislation through

the House for it only to die in Senate.

[ProSense]

2. Which is interesting

It seems the attacks intensified once the Senate version emerged, and it didn't help that there wasn't strong support for it among members of the Democratic caucus.