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Senate committee passes climate bill
Inhofe, other GOP members boycott vote

By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
Published: 11/5/2009 8:48 AM
Last Modified: 11/5/2009 9:45 AM

WASHINGTON – A key committee Thursday sent a sweeping climate change bill directly to the Senate floor without amendments, ending a days-long Republican boycott led by U.S. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma.

Inhofe was the only Republican member to attend the session of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

He left shortly before the 11-1 vote for another meeting.

Before leaving, Inhofe once again expressed Republicans' request for a complete economic analysis of the huge bill before committee action.

Republicans believe the Environmental Protection Agency had agreed to do that weeks-long review.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairman of the committee, cited a briefing earlier in the week by EPA, adding she had concluded additional analysis of the bill at this point would be duplicative and a waste of money.

Already, she said, the bill has undergone unprecedented review.

Boxer said the bill needs to move to reduce pollution, address the nation's dependence on foreign oil and create jobs.

""This is a jobs bill, make no mistake about it,'' she said.

By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau

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