House passes bill on Climate Change
By a vote of 272-155, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this Wednesday affirming the “reality” of climate change and putting an end to the debate (legislatively, at least) over whether it exists. The legislation will increase federal funding of basic research on climate change and create a commission to review scientific questions on the matter.
The White House has threatened to veto the $27.6 billion dollar bill because it exceeds President Bush’s request to cap spending by about $2 billion. This bill has yet to be debated in the Senate.
The bill’s aim is to move Congress past debate over whether global warming is really occurring and begin to act on it causes and prepare for its effects.
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