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Climate Change Debate Heats Up

Oct. 13, 12 a.m.

This time it’s for keeps.
Unlike last year, when the dress-rehearsal debate on global warming sputtered to a halt on the Senate floor without a single amendment vote, both sides are prepping for a fight with full knowledge that the chamber could actually pass a bill limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Read Full Article

Inhofe: Climate Bill Is a Costly Non-Solution

Oct. 19, 12 a.m.

No matter how many times Congress debates it, and no matter how environmentalists couch it, cap-and-trade will do virtually nothing to stop global warming, and cap-and-trade, as Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) said, “is a tax, and a great big one.” These are the fundamentals in the cap-and-trade debate, and Republicans must refocus on them. Read Full Article

Chun: Cyber Attacks Demand Strong Public-Private Response

Nov. 6, 12:35 p.m.

The federal government is increasingly taking a leadership role in improving the nation’s cybersecurity. But, with a threat that is quickly growing and more sophisticated each day, it’s clear that the government — for all of its good intentions — cannot win this battle without a robust commitment from technology companies. Read Full Article

Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know

Sept. 23, 12 a.m.

Sure, health care is sucking up much of the oxygen on Capitol Hill these days, but issues like tax and trade are never far away — or far from the minds of the movers and shakers on the Hill and the people who seek to influence them. Here are 10 staffers who play important roles in shaping tax and trade policies. Read Full Article

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Climate Change Debate Heats Up

Inhofe: Climate Bill Is a Costly Non-Solution

Chun: Cyber Attacks Demand Strong Public-Private Response

Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know

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