The Hill
Lieberman: Climate bill will hit Senate floor
By Michael O'Brien - 04/26/10 01:26 PM ET

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) insisted Monday that the Senate could still take up climate change legislation before immigration reform.

Lieberman said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told him he would bring up whichever measure is ready first. Lieberman said the climate bill he has been working on is ready, while immigration is not.

"He said to me as explicitly as anyone could: He's going to give the energy bill floor time this year," Lieberman said during an appearance on MSNBC. "Harry Reid said to me yesterday that he will take up whichever of these two bills is ready first and he knows our bill is ready and the immigration reform bill is not.â€