Bipartisan Opposition Growing to Backroom Dealing on New Gas Tax Bill

Climate Bill Sponsors Oppose Open, Transparent Committee Process

By EPW Blog Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Human Events: Reid to ‘Backroom’ National Energy Tax Bill http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36510
Greenwire: Reid set to take command of cap-and-trade bill http://preview.tinyurl.com/yyeavvn
Link to Inhofe EPW Press Blog http://preview.tinyurl.com/y3tznhk

Greenwire reports this morning that the sponsors of a new climate effort in the Senate want to skip the open, transparent committee process and craft a new gas tax behind closed doors. As the story makes clear, their ploy is meeting growing, bipartisan opposition.

Lieberman: In an effort to keep the bill in Reid’s hands, the sponsors—Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) won’t officially introduce the bill in the Senate when they unveil it to the public next week. “If we introduce it, it’ll get referred to committees,â€