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House to Vote on Climate Bill

HeadlineJun 24, 2009

Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders have scheduled a Friday vote for a climate and emissions bill that would cut greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. It would also impose a controversial cap-and-trade system that would ostensibly cancel out emissions.

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