Boxer climate plan won't increase deficit -- CBO

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If deficit reduction is an important goal, policymakers can take comfort in knowing that a cap-and-trade bill is fiscally responsible.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office today released an analysis finding that the major climate and energy bill the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved in November would reduce the budget deficit by $21 billion over the next decade.

The cap-and-trade bill is sponsored by EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). It would require U.S. emissions curbs of 20 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. The committee approved the bill with no GOP support.

The nonpartisan CBO added that the bill would continue to be in the black even as the cap it creates tightens.

Let's see, the bill combats global warming, reduces pollution, helps create new jobs in a burgeoning sector, and lowers the deficit, all at the same time. Sounds awful.

Of course, the CBO score applies to the Kerry/Boxer bill -- which seems to be far short of overcoming a Republican filibuster -- not the compromise Kerry is working on with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).

Nevertheless, the larger takeaway here is that the climate bill can help address the budget issue while also addressing the energy issue. As Boxer said in a statement, "The CBO score shows that there is a way to design a clean energy and climate bill that is fiscally responsible and gets the job done - while protecting the health of our families and the planet."

The CBO's report is online here.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

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No sh!t. It's a tax.

Do they think we are that stupid?

[Ban Hammer 14,665]

"The CBO score shows that there is a way to design a clean energy and climate bill that is fiscally responsible and gets the job done - while protecting the health of our families and the planet."

what utter tripe. the usa jumping on this bandwagon won't save the planet.

[zqt3344 21]

This is Mr Boxer, she has grown a set of balls and chest hair, and if you do not believe her, just ask her, she is to be called Senator not Ma'am and By God she worked very hard for that title and she earned it, according to her whilst ripping up a Army General during a Congressional hearing. She is going down next election in California, I cannot wait to see her get her sorry tax and spend a$$ beat!

If deficit reduction is an important goal, policymakers can take comfort in knowing that a cap-and-trade bill is fiscally responsible.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office today released an analysis finding that the major climate and energy bill the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved in November would reduce the budget deficit by $21 billion over the next decade.

The cap-and-trade bill is sponsored by EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). It would require U.S. emissions curbs of 20 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. The committee approved the bill with no GOP support.

The nonpartisan CBO added that the bill would continue to be in the black even as the cap it creates tightens.

Let's see, the bill combats global warming, reduces pollution, helps create new jobs in a burgeoning sector, and lowers the deficit, all at the same time. Sounds awful.

Of course, the CBO score applies to the Kerry/Boxer bill -- which seems to be far short of overcoming a Republican filibuster -- not the compromise Kerry is working on with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).

Nevertheless, the larger takeaway here is that the climate bill can help address the budget issue while also addressing the energy issue. As Boxer said in a statement, "The CBO score shows that there is a way to design a clean energy and climate bill that is fiscally responsible and gets the job done - while protecting the health of our families and the planet."

The CBO's report is online here.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

Edited December 17, 2009 by zqt3344

[The_Dude 1,142]

This is Mr Boxer, she has grown a set of balls and chest hair, and if you do not believe her, just ask her, she called Senator not Ma'am and By God she worked very hard for that title and she earned it, according to her. She is going down next election in California, I cannot wait to see her get her sorry tax and spend a$$ beat!

If deficit reduction is an important goal, policymakers can take comfort in knowing that a cap-and-trade bill is fiscally responsible.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office today released an analysis finding that the major climate and energy bill the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved in November would reduce the budget deficit by $21 billion over the next decade.

The cap-and-trade bill is sponsored by EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). It would require U.S. emissions curbs of 20 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. The committee approved the bill with no GOP support.

The nonpartisan CBO added that the bill would continue to be in the black even as the cap it creates tightens.

Let's see, the bill combats global warming, reduces pollution, helps create new jobs in a burgeoning sector, and lowers the deficit, all at the same time. Sounds awful.

Of course, the CBO score applies to the Kerry/Boxer bill -- which seems to be far short of overcoming a Republican filibuster -- not the compromise Kerry is working on with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).

Nevertheless, the larger takeaway here is that the climate bill can help address the budget issue while also addressing the energy issue. As Boxer said in a statement, "The CBO score shows that there is a way to design a clean energy and climate bill that is fiscally responsible and gets the job done - while protecting the health of our families and the planet."

The CBO's report is online here.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

This just shows how very little you actually know about politcs, more specifically, how uninformed you are about California politics. Newsflash: Just because you dont' agree with her policy tendencies doesn't mean that she is a butch lesbian. Nor does it mean that she will not be re-elected.

[zqt3344 21]

Barbarella gives me a gallstone! Oh yeah you want to wager on that, so are you the resident expert on Barbara Boxer and California now?

If deficit reduction is an important goal, policymakers can take comfort in knowing that a cap-and-trade bill is fiscally responsible.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office today released an analysis finding that the major climate and energy bill the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved in November would reduce the budget deficit by $21 billion over the next decade.

The cap-and-trade bill is sponsored by EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). It would require U.S. emissions curbs of 20 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. The committee approved the bill with no GOP support.

The nonpartisan CBO added that the bill would continue to be in the black even as the cap it creates tightens.

Let's see, the bill combats global warming, reduces pollution, helps create new jobs in a burgeoning sector, and lowers the deficit, all at the same time. Sounds awful.

Of course, the CBO score applies to the Kerry/Boxer bill -- which seems to be far short of overcoming a Republican filibuster -- not the compromise Kerry is working on with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).

Nevertheless, the larger takeaway here is that the climate bill can help address the budget issue while also addressing the energy issue. As Boxer said in a statement, "The CBO score shows that there is a way to design a clean energy and climate bill that is fiscally responsible and gets the job done - while protecting the health of our families and the planet."

The CBO's report is online here.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

Oh yeah you want to wager on that, so are you the resident expert on Barbara Boxer and California now?

This is Mr Boxer, she has grown a set of balls and chest hair, and if you do not believe her, just ask her, she called Senator not Ma'am and By God she worked very hard for that title and she earned it, according to her. She is going down next election in California, I cannot wait to see her get her sorry tax and spend a$$ beat!

If deficit reduction is an important goal, policymakers can take comfort in knowing that a cap-and-trade bill is fiscally responsible.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office today released an analysis finding that the major climate and energy bill the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved in November would reduce the budget deficit by $21 billion over the next decade.

The cap-and-trade bill is sponsored by EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). It would require U.S. emissions curbs of 20 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. The committee approved the bill with no GOP support.

The nonpartisan CBO added that the bill would continue to be in the black even as the cap it creates tightens.

Let's see, the bill combats global warming, reduces pollution, helps create new jobs in a burgeoning sector, and lowers the deficit, all at the same time. Sounds awful.

Of course, the CBO score applies to the Kerry/Boxer bill -- which seems to be far short of overcoming a Republican filibuster -- not the compromise Kerry is working on with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).

Nevertheless, the larger takeaway here is that the climate bill can help address the budget issue while also addressing the energy issue. As Boxer said in a statement, "The CBO score shows that there is a way to design a clean energy and climate bill that is fiscally responsible and gets the job done - while protecting the health of our families and the planet."

The CBO's report is online here.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

This just shows how very little you actually know about politcs, more specifically, how uninformed you are about California politics. Newsflash: Just because you dont' agree with her policy tendencies doesn't mean that she is a butch lesbian. Nor does it mean that she will not be re-elected.

Edited December 17, 2009 by zqt3344

[The_Dude 1,142]

ZQT, you don't live in California and have exhibited no grasp of politics, let alone state politics, so I have no expectation that you know what you are talking about.

[zqt3344 21]

Well I probably know more about it than you do, do you live in California, can you vote, or how long have you lived in California?

ZQT, you don't live in California and have exhibited no grasp of politics, let alone state politics, so I have no expectation that you know what you are talking about.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Well I probably know more about it than you do, do you live in California, can you vote, or how long have you lived in California?

ZQT, you don't live in California and have exhibited no grasp of politics, let alone state politics, so I have no expectation that you know what you are talking about.

I live in Palos Verdes, California. I have been a resident of california for 30 years, since birth. I have voted in each and every election since I have been elgible. Next.

[zqt3344 21]

Did you vote for that liberal wacko Barberella Boxer? Are you going to do it again and donate money to a loser in the next election? The GOP is going to take her out this next election, how are you going to handle that and be able to live in California after that?

Well I probably know more about it than you do, do you live in California, can you vote, or how long have you lived in California?

ZQT, you don't live in California and have exhibited no grasp of politics, let alone state politics, so I have no expectation that you know what you are talking about.

I live in Palos Verdes, California. I have been a resident of california for 30 years, since birth. I have voted in each and every election since I have been elgible. Next.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Did you vote for that liberal wacko Barberella Boxer? Are you going to do it again and donate money to a loser in the next election? The GOP is going to take her out this next election, how are you going to handle that and be able to live in California after that?

Well I probably know more about it than you do, do you live in California, can you vote, or how long have you lived in California?

ZQT, you don't live in California and have exhibited no grasp of politics, let alone state politics, so I have no expectation that you know what you are talking about.

I live in Palos Verdes, California. I have been a resident of california for 30 years, since birth. I have voted in each and every election since I have been elgible. Next.

Do you even know who is going to be the Republican opponant in this Senate election? The GOP has no serious candidate for it and is sending Carly Fiorina. I'm not a big fan of Boxer by any stretch of the imagination, but Carly Fiorina is just a poor selection, even worse than Boxer. Just look at her record before this.

[zqt3344 21]

AH HA, see there you are not such a liberal wacko supporter as you pretend to be, even you are not happy with Boxer. Carly has led major corporations, such as HP and others, which is more than you can say for Barberalla!

Did you vote for that liberal wacko Barberella Boxer? Are you going to do it again and donate money to a loser in the next election? The GOP is going to take her out this next election, how are you going to handle that and be able to live in California after that?

Well I probably know more about it than you do, do you live in California, can you vote, or how long have you lived in California?

ZQT, you don't live in California and have exhibited no grasp of politics, let alone state politics, so I have no expectation that you know what you are talking about.

I live in Palos Verdes, California. I have been a resident of california for 30 years, since birth. I have voted in each and every election since I have been elgible. Next.

Do you even know who is going to be the Republican opponant in this Senate election? The GOP has no serious candidate for it and is sending Carly Fiorina. I'm not a big fan of Boxer by any stretch of the imagination, but Carly Fiorina is just a poor selection, even worse than Boxer. Just look at her record before this.

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Is Fiorina the best that Righties have got.. that is sad! I remember when she was the CEO Hewlett Packard and sent a lot of their jobs overseas till she was forced to resign.

[zqt3344 21]

And what is Barberella doing now for California, have you been outside and took a look around at California, it is bankrupt!

Is Fiorina the best that Righties have got.. that is sad! I remember when she was the CEO Hewlett Packard and sent a lot of their jobs overseas till she was forced to resign.

[Nina~ 431]

And what is Barberella doing now for California, have you been outside and took a look around at California, it is bankrupt!

Is Fiorina the best that Righties have got.. that is sad! I remember when she was the CEO Hewlett Packard and sent a lot of their jobs overseas till she was forced to resign.

Ignorant much? here is a newsflash for you... California hasnt declared bankruptcy!!! The biggest reason for their fiscals woes are because of Prop 13 (1978).