In a rare move, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved a sweeping climate change bill without any Republicans present.
Republicans had boycotted the committee's work on the bill, insisting on a cost analysis of the proposal by the EPA.
The bill would require cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent over the next decade from 2005 levels. But Republicans warned the bill would leave consumers with higher energy bills.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/05/senate-panel-approves-climate-change-despite-gop-boycott/
