Senate Passes Weaker Energy Bill
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The oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.
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The drive to pass a &#36;136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to prevent a vote.
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Congress looks set to tackle energy legislation -- again.
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A $158 billion economic stimulus plan drafted by Senate Democrats that included relief for low-income seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed was blocked by a Republican filibuster last night when the Senate fell a single vote short of the 60 needed to consider the measure.
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Energy law sets efficiency levels for cars and homes but environmentalists say measures are too limited
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The Senate on Thursday night dropped an amendment to the farm bill that would have banned fatty foods and high-calorie beverages at school snack bars, stores and vending machines, dealing a blow to its chances of passage.
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The US Senate failed Wednesday to advance its own version of an economic stimulus program, boosting the odds for a White House-backed version approved last week by the House of Representatives.
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A US Senate bill that would attempt to slow global climate change by limiting greenhouse gas emissions has a better chance of becoming law now that the Kyoto protocol has been ratified by Russia, one of bill&#39;s authors said on Monday.
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday rejected a bill to make it easier to form unions, defeating a drive by newly empowered Democrats to shore up a key and shrinking constituency -- organized labor.
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This week's Senate battle over the energy bill heralds a longer fight on climate change, some analysts say.
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The United States was poised to adopt measures to reduce its dependence on foreign oil after the Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would raise fuel efficiency rules for vehicles and boost ethanol production.
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The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday passed an economic stimulus package that would inject close to $200 billion into the economy over two years in an attempt to stave off recession.
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The House is scheduled to vote today on a Senate plan for offshore oil and gas drilling that would open up new acreage in the Gulf of Mexico but that falls far short of an offshore drilling bill the House adopted earlier this year.
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In one of the shortest session in its history, the Senate's final session of the year lasted a total of 12 seconds Monday.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 6111, which includes the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (S. 3711).  Senate consideration of legislation containing S. 3711 is anticipated by Sunday.  The U.S. Senate passed S.
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Supporters of the measure fell short of the two-thirds majority they would need to override a veto of the bill repeatedly threatened by President Bush.
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Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a $32 billion package of tax breaks for renewable energy that would have been financed mostly by new taxes on major oil companies.