Filed under: Environmental Issues, Liberalism, West Virginia | Tags: Cap and Trade, Senator Byrd, West Virginia Politics
Aides to Sen. Robert C. Byrd issued a statement Monday that said Byrd “cannot support” the American Clean Energy and Security Act “in its present form.”
Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s office also issued a statement that said Rockefeller “continues to have serious concerns about the House bill.”
Byrd and Rockefeller are both Democrats, and their party needs 60 votes in the Senate to block a potential Republican filibuster once the legislation reaches the floor. Currently, Democrats hold 59 of the Senate’s 100 seats.
Of course, the Senate now has 60 Democrats thanks to Franken’s victory today.
Given the importance of coal in WV, I can’t see either of the Senators from the Mountain State supporting this bill. Last week I sent emails to voice my concern in hopes that it would help sway my Senators.
Hat Tip: Lincoln Walks at Midnight
