Could the Senate have a de facto filibuster proof majority for energy legislation?
Environmental Capital wonders if the Senate election has created a filibuster proof “rotating Clean Energy 60“? Although the Democrats failed to reach the magic number of 60 seats in order to prevent any filibusters, there are a number of Republican Senators that will have an interest in clean energy projects. When these interests coincide with Democratic energy proposals, a de facto filibuster proof majority could be formed.
The list of Republican Senators that could cross the aisle includes both senators from Maine, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley and John Thune from Iowa and South Dakota (both wind energy states), John Ensign from Nevada, Jim Risch of Idaho, and of course, the senior senator from Arizona, John McCain.
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