President Obama's 'moment of truth' for energy bill

Politico

June 29, 2010

"'This is the moment of truth,' said Jason Grumet, president of the Bipartisan Policy Center and a former Obama presidential campaign adviser. 'If the administration buttresses its strong general commitment for action with one or two pages of legislative specs, there’s still hope for targeted climate provisions.'

'Absent a specific White House proposal,' Grumet added, 'Republicans and conservative Democrats seem likely to steer the debate away from climate' and toward provisions that respond to the BP oil spill and less aggressive provisions that promote renewable energy without a cap on heat-trapping emissions."

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