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Climate bill survives with narrow passage; House accepts plan to limit emissions
For the first time ever, the House on Friday passed a plan to combat climate change, a top priority of President Obama's that Rep. Brian Higgins said could rescue the Western New York economy.
The bill's opponents, however, were vehement in their contention that the bill could break the bank of the nation's consumers. ...The bill now moves on to the Senate, where its prospects are murky.
June 27, 2009
by Jerry Zremski
in Buffalo News
WASHINGTON - For the first time ever, the House on Friday passed a plan to combat climate change, a top priority of President Obama's that Rep. Brian Higgins said could rescue the Western New York economy.
The bill's opponents, however, were vehement in their contention that the bill could break the bank of the nation's consumers.
After days of Democratic arm-twisting - including a 10-minute meeting between Obama and Rep. Eric Massa, D-Corning- the plan squeaked by in a 219-212 vote with Massa voting no.
Obama hailed the result, calling the bill's passage "a bold and necessary step."
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