Markey: Senate Bill Shows a Congressional Solution on Climate, Clean Energy is Within Sight
WASHINGTON (September 30, 2009) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the House-passed Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, praised his Senate colleagues John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) for their aggressive draft clean energy jobs and climate legislation, released today.
Below is the statement of Rep. Markey, Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee:
"With the release of this Senate draft bill, there is now Congress-wide movement to pass a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill. Given the Senate draft’s structural similarity to the House-passed Waxman-Markey bill, a legislative solution that can pass both chambers of Congress is finally within sight.
"Just as in Waxman-Markey, the Senate draft bill includes many provisions to help America make the transition away from foreign oil and to a clean energy future, including robust consumer protection and worker training measures.
"As the bill moves through the Senate process, I will continue to work with Senators Kerry and Boxer, and any other Senators, to ensure that the final legislation we send to President Obama creates a future with more clean energy and less global warming pollution."
The Select Committee was active during the 110th and 111th Congresses. This is an archived version of the website, to ensure that the public has ongoing access to the Select Committee record. This website, including external links, will not be updated after Jan. 3rd, 2010.
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