As expected, the U.S. Senate failed to get the votes needed to proceed with a massive climate change bill airmed at reducing greenhouse gases 60 percent by 2050.
The procedural vote on cloture — which needed 60 ayes to pass — failed by a vote of 48-36 this morning. The bill is essentially dead for the year, Barb Barrett reports.
Sen. Elizabeth Dole, an original co-sponsor of the Climate Security Act and one of its few Republican supporters, voted yes.
"I am proud to have been a part of crafting this bill, which marked a breakthrough in America's commitment to addressing the serious problem of climate change," Dole, of Salisbury, said in a statement.
Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, voted no. He opposed the bill because he didn’t like the cap-and-trade system, and because he wanted the chance to offer amendments, which was prevented by Democratic leadership.
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