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U.S. Senate Democrats to revive energy bill

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats said Tuesday they planned to revive their energy bill with a 40% increase in fuel economy standards on Thursday thanks to changes in a controversial tax plan, but Republicans said the bill still fell short of having enough votes and faced a certain veto by President Bush, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The bill passed the House last week, but fell seven votes short of the 60 needed in the Senate to block a Republican filibuster. Opponents, including a couple of Democrats, objected to a $21-billion tax provision and requirements on electric utilities to generate up to 15% of their energy from renewable sources.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 4:38 PM to Fuel economy | Permalink

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