Dems on Senate panel ignore GOP boycott, pass emissions plan

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Dems ignore GOP boycott, pass emissions plan

WASHINGTON — In a move that stoked optimism for global climate negotiations, Democrats on a key Senate committee swept aside a Republican boycott Thursday to pass a far-reaching plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions. The 11-1 decision came after the Democrats invoked a procedural rule to take a vote even though no Republicans had appeared for the meeting. Republican senators have stayed away from the committee’s hearings on the bill all week, calling for a more detailed government analysis of the bill’s costs before any vote took place. The decision to override those concerns rippled through Washington and the international community. — Chicago Tribune

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