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Sen. Specter (R-PA) wants safety valve

12:30 Thinks the bill’s targets are unattainable given current technology.

Intends to offer an amendment on emissions caps to match Bingaman-Specter [kind of pointless, the targets are similar, see here].

Another amendment with Cost-containment safety-valve amendment [that would be a deal-killer, I imagine, see A safety valve in Lieberman-Warner is senseless].

Another amendment on international competitiveness — must have restrictions on steel coming into the United States (presumably from countries that don’t have a cap), else the U.S. industry will disappear.

Maybe a pathway to the future for coal amendment.

BOXER — She laments that he would love to discuss amendments now but the minority have forced this pointless 30 hours of debate first.

LUNCHTIME!

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