TheCleanEnergyActof2007wastheprimarypieceofbusinessintheU.S.Senate.
OnTuesday,SenatorMcConnellspokethosewordsontheflooroftheU.S.Senate
“IrisetodaytospeakinsupportofmygoodfriendfromKentucky,SenatorBunning,andhisamendmentwiththeSenatorfromNewMexicotoestablishaprogramtohelpsupportandpromoteclean,coal-to-liquidfuels.
“Focusingmoreoncoal-to-liquidfuelswillbenefitoureconomyandournationalsecurity.
“CoalisavitalpartofAmerica’senergyproduction,andcoalisavitalpartofKentucky’seconomyandhistory.Thecoalindustrycreatesover60,000jobsinmystate,includingapproximately15,000coalminers…”
TheSenaterejectedtheBunningamendment55naysto39yays.ThetwoDemocraticSenatorsfromWestVirginia(Mr.ByrdandMr.Rockefeller)votednay.
OnThursday,KY’sSeniorSenatorledasuccessfulthefilibusteragainsttaxingbigoil(whichwasinitiallyapartoftheSenate’sCleanEnergyAct.)
Tocompletehisweek,theSenator(alongwithBunning)wasoneofthe27Senatorstovoteagainsttheamendedandscaled-downCleanEnergyActintheSenate.SenatorReidbroughtthebillbackwithoutthetax..Mr.ByrdandMr.Rockefellervotedyay.
IguessthatthecoalinWestVirginiadoesnotliquefy.