Take a Deep Breath. Senate Won't Mark Up Climate Bill Until September

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| Thu Jul. 9, 2009 1:18 PM PDT

Senator Barbara Boxer was expected to introduce a version of the Waxman-Markey climate bill in the Senate this month but Greenwire reports that she's going to wait:

The California Democrat told reporters that many senators are focused this month on health care reform legislation, prompting the delay from her original plan to hold a vote before the August recess.

Phew. Now everybody gets another month to stress out about this.

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