The voice of Speaker Boehner

House Minority Leader John Boehner is on the House floor as this is written, reading highlights from a 300-plus-page amendment to the "American Clean Energy and Security" bill, otherwise known as climate-change cap-and-trade legislation, which was "dropped into the hopper" at three o'clock this morning.

Under the "custom of the House," the Minority Leader's remarks will be heard, regardless of time limitations on the debate.

He may be killing the bill right now. America Wants To Know just telephoned Rep. Brad Sherman's office (we're in his district) and his staffers said he has not yet decided how he will vote. "We're giving him a tally," said the person who answered the phone in the district office.

We called because the House website gave us an error message when we tried to e-mail.

Maybe the climate change bill will die on the floor tonight, never to be revived.

That would be a victory for all Americans, except the ones who make money from corrupt and idiotic government contracts and subsidies.


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