Hill Heat: White House-Approved Energy Bill Passes Senate 86-8Science Policy Legislation Actiontag:hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2007-12-13T20:47:23-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:d02c97bb-2622-4c07-b193-d2585defd9062007-12-13T20:35:00-05:002007-12-13T20:47:23-05:00White House-Approved Energy Bill Passes Senate 86-8<p>After Sen. Reid dropped the oil-for-renewable tax package following a <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/13/energy-bill-filibustered-by-one-vote-reid-to-drop-oil-for-renewable-tax-package">failed cloture vote on the energy bill</a> this morning, Republicans removed the filibuster threat and President Bush <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071213-3.html">dropped his veto threat</a>, having achieved a bill that met <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/03/white-house-threatens-veto-of-energy-bill">essentially all of the White House conditions</a>.</p>
<p>This evening, the senatorial candidates having left the city, the Senate moved directly to a vote (ending debate by unanimous consent) on the final revision of the energy bill, which retains strengthened <span class="caps">CAFE</span>, appliance, and building standards, and a strong biofuels mandate with White House-approved tax adjustments for revenue.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00430">bill passed 86-8</a>, Sen. Stabenow (D-Mich.) joining seven Republicans (Wyoming, Oklahoma, Hatch, DeMint, and Kyl) in opposition.</p><p>After Sen. Reid dropped the oil-for-renewable tax package following a <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/13/energy-bill-filibustered-by-one-vote-reid-to-drop-oil-for-renewable-tax-package">failed cloture vote on the energy bill</a> this morning, Republicans removed the filibuster threat and President Bush <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071213-3.html">dropped his veto threat</a>, having achieved a bill that met <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/03/white-house-threatens-veto-of-energy-bill">essentially all of the White House conditions</a>.</p>
<p>This evening, the senatorial candidates having left the city, the Senate moved directly to a vote (ending debate by unanimous consent) on the final revision of the energy bill, which retains strengthened <span class="caps">CAFE</span>, appliance, and building standards, and a strong biofuels mandate with White House-approved tax adjustments for revenue.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00430">bill passed 86-8</a>, Sen. Stabenow (D-Mich.) joining seven Republicans (Wyoming, Oklahoma, Hatch, DeMint, and Kyl) in opposition.</p>Susan Kurn:uuid:8bbdd93f-f0a2-4abe-a802-29bae27be4992007-12-14T08:59:19-05:002007-12-18T09:13:46-05:00Comment on White House-Approved Energy Bill Passes Senate 86-8 by Susan K<p>Could you let us know whats left of this bill? Without the tax, theres no subsidies for solar, wind etc, right?</p>