Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) will roll out their compromise climate proposal April 26, according to several sources.
While the date is a bit later than originally expected — many environmentalists had anticipated it would become public next week, in time for Earth Day next Thursday — the definitive date shows the senators are coming close to finalizing their package.
Even as the White House worked to forge a climate deal Thursday, however, its spokesman Ben LaBolt tamped down Graham’s idea to raise gas taxes as part of any climate deal. The rift could damage the chances of a compromise.
“The administration is working with Senators Kerry, Lieberman and Graham to move forward bipartisan, comprehensive energy and climate legislation that creates clean energy jobs and reduces our dependence on foreign oil. The Senators don’t support a gas tax, and neither does the White House,” LaBolt said in a prepared statement. “The Senators are considering a variety of mechanisms that would foster a transition to a clean energy economy, and we will continue to work with them to identify a means to create a major growth driver for our economy and reduce the pollution that contributes to climate change.”
Source: Washington Post
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