Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has “signaled she could vote for a revised version of Democrats’ forthcoming cap-and-trade bill,” The Hill reports.
In an interview to air Sunday on C-SPAN, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) explained she would "keep her mind open" during debate over the hotly contested carbon-reduction proposal, a version of which has already passed the House. The Alaska Republican also suggested she could vote for the final bill if it expands domestic oil drilling and better funds nuclear power.
"When you see changes to the land coming about … what is causing the loss of the sea ice that adds to the erosion issues, yes, in Alaska we are seeing change," Murkowski told C-SPAN. "That’s why I have been one of those Republicans who has stepped out front a little bit more on the issue of climate change."
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