Earlier this week, Reuters identified sixteen US Senators that could cast swing votes on a climate bill and asked them if they thought 2010 would be the year such a bill finally passed both houses.
Twelve of the sixteen said no, and Carl Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, said it was simply a matter of priorities:
The economy has got to be given a major boost, particularly when it comes to jobs. I think that's going to be our focus... And if we can do something on healthcare this year, those two things are going to use up most of the oxygen. So it's hard for me to see how we get to the climate issue.
Twelve of the sixteen said no, and Carl Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, said it was simply a matter of priorities:
The economy has got to be given a major boost, particularly when it comes to jobs. I think that's going to be our focus... And if we can do something on healthcare this year, those two things are going to use up most of the oxygen. So it's hard for me to see how we get to the climate issue.
