They seek to “combine the very best ideas from the public and private sectors and from across the ideological spectrum to achieve the structurally simplest, most economically responsible and environmentally effective result possible,” say Democrat John Kerry, Republican Lindsey Graham and Independent Joe Lieberman, the trio of senators working on the bill, say in their letter.
The four-page summary (PDF) outlines ‘principles and guidelines’ the lawmakers will follow in an ongoing effort to draft legislation that can obtain the 60 votes necessary in the Senate.
