Dems’ climate bill ambitions on hold until elections

The scaled-down version of energy legislation Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced Tuesday is far from the comprehensive overhaul many Democrats had been hoping for.

So some lawmakers are setting their sights on the “lame duck” session in Congress following the November election as an opportunity to add provisions to the bill aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the nation’s energy consumption.

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