Climate Change Legislation

Oct 16, 2009

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Senator Lisa Murkowski, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, talked about her support for a climate change plan proposed by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). When announcing her support earlier in the week she said that the proposed climate change bill would "shift" the climate debate. The bill .. Read More
Senator Lisa Murkowski, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, talked about her support for a climate change plan proposed by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). When announcing her support earlier in the week she said that the proposed climate change bill would "shift" the climate debate. The bill calls for aggressive carbon emissions cuts and an expansion of nuclear power and offshore drilling. After the interview, the reporters discussed her responses with the host.

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00:00:03 Unidentified Speaker "NEWSMAKERS"IS PLEASED TO WELCOME CENTER LISA MURKOWSKI OF ALASKA, THE LEAD OF THE ENERGY AND NATURAL...
00:00:25 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR, ONE OF YOUR FELLOW REPUBLICANS, SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA RECENTLY JOINED...
00:01:06 Unidentified Speaker IT GETS US TALKING IN AN AREA WE HAVE NOT BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION. SO MUCH...
00:02:01 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, TALKING TO SENATOR KERRY AND OTHERS?
00:02:08 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SENATOR GRAHAM. I TOLD HIM TO FILL ME IN ON THE DETAILS. WHERE DO YOU SEE THIS...
00:03:21 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR, WOULD YOU AND FELLOW REPUBLICANS TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY -- WHEN YOU AND FELLOW REPUBLICANS...
00:03:55 Unidentified Speaker I AM IN THE CAMP OF, WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE IT ALL. WE CANNOT COUNT EXCLUSIVELY ON GRENOBLE'S TO GET...
00:05:44 Unidentified Speaker A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS A BILL ENACTED THAT CONTAINED HELP FOR THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRY. WHY...
00:06:08 Unidentified Speaker I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WE PUT INTO LAW IN TERMS OF NUCLEAR PROVISIONS IN THE LAST BILL WERE ACTUALLY...
00:07:05 Unidentified Speaker COST OF THE LEGISLATION IS A HUGE ISSUE ON THE HILL. REPUBLICANS CALL IT AN ENERGY TAX, AND THERE...
00:07:35 Unidentified Speaker THE COST PIECE OF IT IS ABSOLUTELY KEY AND CRITICAL, PARTICULARLY AT A TIME WHEN OUR ECONOMY IS WEAK....
00:11:18 Unidentified Speaker SOME SCIENTISTS SAY THAT THERE IS NO TIME TO BICKER OVER THIS, THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO URGENT ACTION...
00:11:48 Unidentified Speaker I THINK WHAT ALASKANS ARE -- I HESITATE TO USE THE TERM ALL OF THEM, BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS A CONCERN...
00:14:14 Unidentified Speaker IF THERE WERE TO BE A DEMOCRATIC BILL THAT MOVES THROUGH THE SENATE THIS YEAR OR NEXT THAT HAS EXPANDED...
00:14:36 Unidentified Speaker IT DEPENDS HOW IT IS STRUCTURED. I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROCESS OR PROCEDURE THAT WOULD BE...
00:16:50 Unidentified Speaker NINE MINUTES LEFT. ON THE NUCLEAR ELEMENT, WHAT ABOUT PRIVATE CAPITAL BE NECESSARY? PRIVATE CAPITAL...
00:17:18 Unidentified Speaker IT IS A GOOD POINT, AND I'M CONVINCED THAT WE WILL SEE A NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE THAT HAS BEEN TALKED...
00:19:34 Unidentified Speaker LET ME ASK YOU A TWO-PART QUESTION. IS IT YOUR VIEW THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE U.S. TO TAKE ACTION...
00:19:56 Unidentified Speaker I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE DOING IT NOW, AND WE ARE. WE HAVE SEEN A REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS, AND A GOOD...
00:22:30 Unidentified Speaker ONE ELEMENT OF THE TALKS IS THAT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HAVE NOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON HOW AND WHETHER...
00:23:03 Unidentified Speaker WHAT I'D BE WILLING TO ALLOW THAT CHECK TO BE WRITTEN? YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE PARTICIPANTS. WE NEED...
00:24:16 Unidentified Speaker 2010 IS AN ELECTION YEAR. GIVEN THE DEMOGRAPHICS AT HOME CONSIDERATION, WHAT BILL WOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT,...
00:24:26 Unidentified Speaker YOU ARE ASKING ME TO CHOOSE MY FAVORITE SON. IT IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION, BECAUSE FOR ALASKANS, BOTH...
00:25:06 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE GOP LEADERSHIP TEAM. WILL WE BE SEEING MORE FUEL ON THE NATIONAL STAGE?...
00:25:15 Unidentified Speaker MY FIRST PRIORITY IS ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT ALASKANS RECEIVE WELFARE. IN THAT CAPACITY, IF I CAN...
00:25:33 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE BACK WITH RENEE SCHOOF AND RICHARD COWAN AFTER TALKING ENERGY POLICY WITH LISA MURKOWSKI. ...
00:25:55 Unidentified Speaker IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE SENATOR DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS DEBATE FRIEND. AS A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP,...
00:26:29 Unidentified Speaker SHE APPEARS OPEN TO TALKING TO DEMOCRATS ON LEGISLATION, OFTENTIMES REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP SIMPLY PUTS...
00:27:09 Unidentified Speaker WHY IS LINDSAY GRAMM HAVING A CONVERSATION WHEN WE JUST HAVE A SENIOR REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE ENERGY...
00:27:27 Unidentified Speaker IS A SIGNATURE ISSUE FOR THE PRESIDENT. THERE IS A LOT OF TOUGH RHETORIC.
00:27:45 Unidentified Speaker YOU ASKED ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY. WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY?
00:27:52 Unidentified Speaker SHE WANTS TO SEE ACTION ON NUCLEAR. THEY CAN BE DOING MORE SEPARATE FROM LEGISLATION. TALK ABOUT...
00:28:49 Unidentified Speaker AS THE RECENT EXPANSION OF NATURAL GAS RESERVES CHANGED THE ENERGY BILL?
00:28:53 Unidentified Speaker IT COULD SOMEWHAT, BECAUSE IT DOES PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES IN THE MIDTERM FOR BRINGING EMISSIONS DOWN....
00:29:00 Unidentified Speaker YOU BOTH ASKED ABOUT COPENHAGEN. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN DEBATE?
00:29:11 Unidentified Speaker THEY ARE HAND IN GLOVE. IT IS HARD TO TELL IF THERE'S A LOT OF ACTION IN ONE PLACE OR LACK OF PROGRESS....
00:29:51 Unidentified Speaker HEALTH CARE IS HOLDING IT UP, BUT THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE AND IT COULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO UNWIND....
00:30:04 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR MURKOWSKI TALKED ABOUT THE SECONDARY COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR GOODS AND SERVICES TO MARKET...
00:30:19 Unidentified Speaker IT IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. COST IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE U.S. ECONOMY HURTING....
00:30:52 Unidentified Speaker OVERALL, IT IS SHAPING UP TO VA REGIONAL DEBATE ON ENERGY.
00:30:55 Unidentified Speaker IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. EVERY STATE HAS ISSUES. THEY'LL NEED TO WORK THROUGH SOME WAY...
00:31:25 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNORS ARE MAY BE IT STRIKING UP DEALS ON CAPITOL HILL.
00:31:49 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS REALLY INTERESTED IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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