Comments on: Extend the production tax credit, already! http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Paul K http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/#comment-8729 Paul K Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:00:54 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/#comment-8729 Where in the legislative process is PTC renewal? Where in the legislative process is PTC renewal?

]]> By: Jay Alt http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/#comment-8734 Jay Alt Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:31:10 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/#comment-8734 The Senate has been unable to overcome the Republican filibuster. They fell short twice by the narrowest margin, one vote. The first time was as part of the Energy Bill, H.R. 6. More recently as an add on to the economic stimulus package. In both cases, a Senator (who'll be the nominee of his party and says he supports renewable energy) has been in Washington DC but didn't bother to show up for the vote. http://www.votesolar.org/itc.html Dec 07 http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=51388 Feb 08 Reid of NV switched his vote to Nay the last time on a Senate procedural tactic. That will allow him to bring up the amendment again in the future. The Senate has been unable to overcome the Republican filibuster. They fell short twice by the narrowest margin, one vote. The first time was as part of the Energy Bill, H.R. 6. More recently as an add on to the economic stimulus package.

In both cases, a Senator (who’ll be the nominee of his party and says he supports renewable energy) has been in Washington DC but didn’t bother to show up for the vote.

http://www.votesolar.org/itc.html Dec 07

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=51388 Feb 08

Reid of NV switched his vote to Nay the last time on a Senate procedural tactic. That will allow him to bring up the amendment again in the future.

]]> By: Jim Prall http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/#comment-8827 Jim Prall Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:47:11 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/15/extend-the-production-tax-credit-already/#comment-8827 Yeah, that Senator who was absent for both votes that fell one vot short of stopping the nutbar filibuster would be Senator McCain. In December he was listed as absent due to campaign schedule. But is he missing many key votes like this due to the primary race? In the stimulus package vote he should have been able to make time to get back and vote if he wanted to. Is he ducking these critical votes where he would be the swing to bust the filibuster? Has anyone else noticed that? Maybe he does not want to take the heat from the party's conservative wing? Yeah, that Senator who was absent for both votes that fell one vot short of stopping the nutbar filibuster would be Senator McCain. In December he was listed as absent due to campaign schedule. But is he missing many key votes like this due to the primary race? In the stimulus package vote he should have been able to make time to get back and vote if he wanted to. Is he ducking these critical votes where he would be the swing to bust the filibuster? Has anyone else noticed that? Maybe he does not want to take the heat from the party’s conservative wing?

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