March 24, 2013

7 Deadly Amendments That Would’ve Protected Dirty Energy And Trashed The Climate

7 Deadly Amendments That Would’ve Protected Dirty Energy And Trashed The Climate: This weekend, Senate Democrats passed a federal budget for Fiscal Year 2014. In order to do so, Senate rules allow for consideration of any amendment that is brought to the floor. Senators introduced hundreds of amendments, which resulted in a “vote-o-rama.” Many conservatives offered amendments to undermine existing and potential public health safeguards, particularly those [...]/p