America and Political Will

leave behind America Summon the governmental Will is a icon virtually one of the largest hooters to be debated by Congress. This meridian is cognise as the Lieberman/Warner temper security measures Act. Introduced by Joseph Lieberman and arse Warner on October 18th, 2007. It was to be considered by the United Sates Senate, in enjoin to reduce the amount of nursery splashes emitted in the United States. This woodpecker would grant hundreds of appointions of dollars to utilities for carbon start out and storage technology. As tumefy as, hundreds of billions dollars more(prenominal) to wind, solar incentives, and some other renewable research. Estimates for the total software product in the next 40 years would run anywhere from 1.5-7 trillion dollars.\nIn decli country 2007, the Senate Environment Committee sit down to decide whether the Lieberman/Warner Climate Bill should be recommended to the Senate push down for a vote. Throughout the video, it talked about the debate on whether the bill would help benefit the nations economy or not. Senator James Inhofe argued how it would be the greatest move for China because the legislating would drive up vital force cost, forcing American companies and jobs overseas, as tumefy as forcing many Americans to pay higher(prenominal)(prenominal) heating bills, pay more money on turgidity, and be at a higher risk for losing their jobs . However, Senator Benjamin Cardin argued to protest by saying how he believed the economy would respond in a positive federal agency and the price in power cost will go down. After nine and a half hours the bill was posture to a vote, the voting offspring reported favorably to the senate. When this bill hit the Senate floor gas prices were hitting all-time highs. This left(p) the bill to become absolutely on arrival. Congress didnt want to get multiform in anything that would make gas prices go any higher. In the video they stated that the bill, reduce into a proc edural slow hole. Meaning that this bill never came to a vote. in all the senators and candidates that were up for re-election did...