With conservative Republicans firmly entrenched in the state House and Senate following the 2012 election, and Gov. Sam Brownback (R) leading the conservative Republican faction, a series of right-wing bills have been introduced and passed committees in quick succession.
Now that it has passed committee, that bill will soon go before the State Senate.
I provided written testimony in the committee, and we ultimately supported the legislation that passed committee (while we had reservations).
So Democratic leaders in the Senate have scaled back hopes to get a floor vote the Senate climate bill, which passed committee amidst rancor and controversy earlier this month. .
Months after the bill passed committee, a different bill was put on the floor that included language inserted by special interest groups that caused all major organizations to pull their support.
In the following month over 114,000 Americans signed a White House petition demanding that this decision be reversed and supported our mass campaign, one of the largest online protests since SOPA/PIPA, and then legislation was introduced that has passed committee.
The Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act, which authorizes NOAA to expand its education programs, has passed committee and is moving on to the House floor, though no date is set for a vote.
The plan passed committee with a yes vote from every Republican, even Freedom Caucus members.
Now that the bill has passed committee, it will appear for a vote before the full Senate.
Surprisingly, while the Dodd bill passed committee along party lines, the Lincoln bill actually won over Republican Senator Chuck Grassley.
