Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns has taken a step to try and block cap-and-trade provisions from a House-Senate Conference bill. If action to block cap-and-trade isn’t taken in the Senate then his amendment would require 67 Senators approving it for it to become law without being debated in the Senate.
Johanns says his amendment would prevent Democrats from trying to pass cap-and-trade by attaching it to a conference report during a lame duck session as he says is being reported.
Johanns asserts the negative impact on farmers, ranchers and all Americans from cap-and-trade in higher taxes and energy costs would be “devastating” and should not be “snuck in” behind the scenes.
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