CQ Politics | Climate [Scam] Bill Negotiators Make Headway, but Job Is Far From Done

The Washington Post reported Friday that the Edison Electric Institute, which represents most U.S. electricity production, will endorse the bill, but a spokesman for the group said that assertion was premature, as the members have yet to view legislative text.

While the bill is scheduled to be unveiled with great fanfare on Monday morning, people close to the negotiations said there may still be some doubt about whether the bill’s authors can complete a full text by then.

Some industry sources said the Senate bill’s lead author, Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry , may have “overclaimed” industry support and the backing of colleagues as of Thursday night. Senators whose support will be needed to move the bill, including the chairs of committees with legislative jurisdiction, also have yet to see text.

[As of late Thursday, even Barbara Boxer hadn't seen the text of the climate swindle bill?]

"We're very optimistic about how the bill will look vis-a-vis my state," Boxer said, but adding she had not yet seen the text of the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman bill.