The move comes after a work session on the bill Kerry introduced with fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer was boycotted in the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. The bill also now faces a minimum five-week delay before a potential vote of the full Senate – scuttling the prospect of meaningful US legislation before Copenhagen.
Kerry positions the trio as “a good team here to help create a dual track” toward climate legislation that could receive at least the necessary 60 votes in the Senate to overcome procedural roadblocks opponents would likely put in its path.
