... warning that with the struggles facing the state and nation with regard to the economy and health care, the clean energy legislation might be distracting. "We need to think about the time frame and the economic climate. We don't want to be ...

... re making progress on health-care reform that controls costs while ensuring choice and quality, as well as energy legislation that will make clean energy the profitable kind of energy, leading to whole new industries and jobs that cannot ...

... creating a 21st century global economy." The House's action fulfilled Speaker Nancy Pelosi's vow to clear major energy legislation before July 4. It also sent the measure to a highly uncertain fate in the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry ...

... Ross, D-Prescott, was one of four Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to vote against clean energy legislation the president backs. Government incentives to reduce carbon emissions could raise the cost of gasoline and hurt ...

... first increase ordered by Congress in three decades. Majority Democrats plan to include the requirement in broader energy legislation to be debated in the context of $90-per-barrel oil, $3-plus pump prices and growing concerns about climate ...

... high diesel prices." In the House, Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, is "realistic" about the chances about energy legislation he introduced in February, said his chief of staff Drew Goesl. Ross has proposed drilling in ANWR and off the ...

... savings initiatives and a mandate for automobiles that run on alternative fuels. There's been no movement on energy legislation in the Senate, where Republicans demand oil companies have greater access to coastal waters now off-limits to ...

... rights cosponsored by Democrats and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Democrats will also craft their own energy legislation, focusing more than Bush did on enhancing conservation, energy efficiency and short-term help for consumers ...

... education, a patients' bill of rights, a prescription drug benefit for Medicare, an increase in the minimum wage and energy legislation. "So our hope is not necessarily to move a purely ideological agenda but one that enjoys bipartisan support and ...

... fuel economy standards. Opponents said they were confident the Arctic drilling provision would be scuttled when energy legislation comes before the full House. "This is just the opening shot," said Rep. George, Miller, D-Calif., a staunch ...