Broadcast Newsline: July 31, 2009

Recently the House of Representatives passed climate change legislation commonly known as the Waxman/Markey Bill.

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Recently the House of Representatives passed climate change legislation commonly known as the Waxman/Markey Bill.  Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council says last week the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee had a hearing to review what effects the new bill will have on agriculture.

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According to Minnich sequestering carbon emissions on a cotton farm is more difficult.

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Minnich says Senator Boxer of

California , the chair of Environment and Public Works Committee, does not plan to mark-up any climate change legislation until September.

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