By a vote of 47 yeas to 53 nays, the Senate voted against the motion to proceed to a vote on S.J.Res. 26, the resolution to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
It used to be that Congress jealously protected its rights and prerogatives against the encroachment of the Executive Branch.
Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) is now on the Senate floor praising the Chicago Blackhawks.
UPDATE (5 p.m.): Here’s the roll call vote. Puzzling to see the Senators from coal and lignite states, especially, vote to let the EPA determine the fate of all of these energy-related jobs.
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