Climate change: the need for speed (reading)
Republicans and Democrats have been wrangling this week over proposed legislation to tackle climate change. In the course of this spat it emerged that the former were considering frustrating the latter by forcing the entire 900 page bill and its 400 amendments to be read aloud.
Faced with this perceived ‘delaying tactic’ Democrat Henry Waxman, the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, did what any self respecting person in his position would do … he hired someone who can read really, really fast.
Via TPM, here is a video of what happened next:
Continue reading 'Climate change: the need for speed (reading) ' on Nature's The Great Beyond blog
