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McCain Visits SC State House
-- John -- 01/25/2007
Looking to shore up support among South Carolina's Republican legislators, Senator John McCain visited their weekly caucus meeting at the State House last Tuesday. While most of his comments to the press centered on his effort to build a political team in a state that handed him a bitter primary defeat in 2000, McCain fielded a question about global warming from SC Wildlife Federation organizer Jenn O'Rourke. When asked about a stance on global warming that has at times set him at odds with the pro-industry element of his own party, the Senator provoked chuckles by replying that he often has taken the unpopular position if it is the right thing. In 2003 Senators McCain and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) introduced the Climate Stewardship Act, which would reduce greenhouse gas pollution while stimulating innovation in the field of environmental protection. Despite the support of 155 American mayors and a coalition of labor and environmental groups (including the National Wildlife Federation and League of Conservation Voters), the measure failed 43 to 55. Reintroduced on 12 January, 2007, the bill now includes Senators Barak Obama (D-IL) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) as co-sponsors.
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