Topic: global warming news - Turf War Looms Over Climate Bill - New York Times

The House Ways and Means Committee plans to mark up global warming emissions legislation by Memorial Day, setting up a possible turf fight among powerful Democratic committee leaders over one of President Obama's signature agenda items. Rangel's tax-writing panel is likely to claim jurisdiction over climate legislation that generates revenues for the Treasury, a challenge of sorts for Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif. Some House Republicans said they were thrilled at the idea of Democratic infighting over the climate plan that Obama himself called for last night in his first speech before a joint session of Congress. Joe Barton (R-Texas), a skeptic on climate science and the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. John Larson of Connecticut, the fourth-highest ranking House Democrat and a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

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