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  1. Havakasha is offline
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    07-07-2010, 01:49 PM #1

    CBO Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by 19 BILLION.

    Could it be that another lie about the energy bill has fallen by the wayside?
    I couldnt resist taking time out from work to post this. It was just too juicy.

    Does anyone know how many pages this bill is? i want to make sure i am prepared for S&L's critique.



    CBO Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19B
    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Published: July 7, 2010


    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget experts say a climate and energy bill now stalled in the Senate would reduce the federal deficit by about $19 billion over the next decade, a key selling point for advocates who are struggling to move the bill through a divided Congress.

    The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the bill would increase federal revenues by about $751 billion from 2011 to 2020, mostly though the sale of carbon credits in so-called a cap-and-trade plan applied to utilities and other sectors of the economy. The measure would increase spending by about nearly $732 billion.

    The bill is sponsored by Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.

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    07-07-2010, 05:59 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Havakasha View Post
    Could it be that another lie about the energy bill has fallen by the wayside?
    I couldnt resist taking time out from work to post this. It was just too juicy.
    prepared for S&L's critique.
    Does anyone know how many pages this bill is? i want to make sure i am



    CBO Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19B
    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Published: July 7, 2010


    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget experts say a climate and energy bill now stalled in the Senate would reduce the federal deficit by about $19 billion over the next decade, a key selling point for advocates who are struggling to move the bill through a divided Congress.

    The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the bill would increase federal revenues by about $751 billion from 2011 to 2020, mostly though the sale of carbon credits in so-called a cap-and-trade plan applied to utilities and other sectors of the economy. The measure would increase spending by about nearly $732 billion.

    The bill is sponsored by Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
    1758 pages. Another whopper.

    Here's the bill. Enjoy.

    http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...1733rs.txt.pdf

    I did find an 18 page summary. It may be a little easier to read.

    http://pdf.wri.org/wri_summary_ameri...2010-06-07.pdf

    Honestly speaking, I can't even gleen an idea from the summary.

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    07-07-2010, 07:24 PM #3
    Wow only 1758 pages and it saves 19 billion. Lets make it longer.

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    07-07-2010, 07:44 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Havakasha View Post
    Wow only 1758 pages and it saves 19 billion. Lets make it longer.
    You don't even know what's in it. Neither do I.

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    07-07-2010, 08:52 PM #5
    Please tell me you understood that i was joking. You are starting to scare me
    S&L. That was PURE comedy. Nothing else. LMFAO.