Energy Bill Filibustered By One Vote: Reid To Drop Oil-for-Renewable Tax Package

The Cunctator — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:00:00 -0600

By a roll call vote of 59-40, Senate Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster threatened by Republicans of the compromise energy legislation which retained the tax package under veto threat but not the House-approved renewable energy standard. Sen. Reid plans to reintroduce a version of the energy bill which contains the CAFE and biofuels provisions later today.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) was the only Democrat to vote with the Republicans. Coleman, Collins, Grassley, Hatch, Lugar, Murkowski, Smith, Snowe, and Thune voted with the Democrats. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), on the campaign trail, was the one senator not voting.

Hill Heat: Energy Bill Filibustered By One Vote: Reid To Drop Oil-for-Renewable Tax Package

Energy Bill Filibustered By One Vote: Reid To Drop Oil-for-Renewable Tax Package