Will The Senate Block The Climate Change Bill?

By Gilbert Mercier, NEWS JUNKIE POST

It took the White House to work relentlessly last Friday to get enough votes in the House to pass a landmark bill, and one of the Obama administration’s top legislative priorities: The comprehensive bill to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

The bill passed with a narrow margin in the House. However, it could be more challenging for the Obama administration to get the bill approved by the Senate without some amendments that would give it a lot less bite.

Coal States lawmakers and conservative Democrats are likely to have issues with many key provisions. Getting it through the Senate could require some serious negotiations, and perhaps some arm twisting.