WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's push for quick action by Congress on climate change legislation suffered a setback on Thursday when the U.S. Senate committee leading the drive delayed work on the bill until September.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer said her self-imposed deadline of early August for finishing writing a bill to combat global warming has been put off until after Congress returns from a recess that ends in early September.
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"...writing a bill to combat global warming has been put off...." Frankly I'm surprised; the Senate has actually done something that makes sense here. When preparing for combat, it makes sense to hold off on the offensive if the enemy (i.e. "global warming") is already in full retreat and poses no threat. Do you think this was actually a conscious, rational decision made by Senator Boxer? Nah...me neither.