In Energy agreement possible in final weeks, says Walz, the Post Bulletin reports:
Rep. Tim Walz returns to the House this coming week with guarded hopes that Democrats will reach a compromise with Republicans over energy legislation, while less optimistic about a second economic stimulus package.
Walz, a freshman Democrat from Mankato, also predicted that Congress will not take up nondefense appropriations bills before the election and possibly not until next year, meaning local project proposals seeking federal funding will languish until the next Congress and new president have taken their oaths of office in January.
He said most of the House's pre-election agenda hinges on energy, and he wants a final package crafted by the Democrats that is similar to the bipartisan energy bill he is co-sponsoring with Reps. John Peterson, a Republican from Pennsylvania, and Neil Abercrombie, a Democrat from Hawaii. The bill -- the National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act -- has attracted 119 co-sponsors, including Minnesota Reps. Michele Bachmann, a Stillwater Republican, and Rep. John Kline, a Lakeville Republican.. . .
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