Merkley: 'When It Comes to Global Warming, Oregon's Had Enough of Foot-Dragging Gordon Smith'
February 28, 2008
February 28, 2008
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 28 -- The campaign of Jeff Merkley, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Oregon, issued the following news release:
Republican Gordon Smith has refused to support an important bipartisan bill, sponsored by Independent Senator Joe Lieberman and Republican Senator John Warner, which would control the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Speaker Jeff Merkley, who has taken on big oil companies in Oregon by championing new production of renewa . . .
Republican Gordon Smith has refused to support an important bipartisan bill, sponsored by Independent Senator Joe Lieberman and Republican Senator John Warner, which would control the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Speaker Jeff Merkley, who has taken on big oil companies in Oregon by championing new production of renewa . . .