Boxer, Kerry Will Introduce Senate Climate Bill Next Week
by Emily Gertz
Teresa Heinz read a message from her husband, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), this evening at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum, that set the gala crowd to cheering: He and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) will introduce a climate bill in the Senate next Wednesday.
The bill will be backed by a strong and broad coalition according to Kerry’s message, which Heinz delivered at a pre-G20 party sponsored by the US Climate Action Network, and “will take a more comprehensive approach to dwindling oil reserves than any prior legislation.”
The legislation will be a “thoughtful, innovative, far-reaching solution” in four areas: the nation’s energy foundation; U.S. economic competitiveness; the health of the environment; and national security.
