Comprehensive global warming legislation will be sent to the House floor by Memorial Day, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) announced Thursday.
"Our committee will be acting quickly and decisively to reduce global warming and end our dependence on foreign oil," Waxman said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has indicated that reining in climate change is among her top priorities. And Waxman deposed Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chairman of the committee in part because of his aggressive approach on the environment, which he billed as more in line with President-elect Obama's view.
Waxman made the announcement at his first hearing as chairman, which featured the heads of manufacturing companies that support new climate change rules.
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