After seeing it through a number of inter- and intraparty obstacles, House leaders will soon bring the Waxman-Markey climate change bill up for a vote–perhaps as early as Friday.
“There are some issues still under discussion, but we are confident we can resolve them by the time the bill goes to the floor on Friday,” Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill told Bloomberg‘s Simon Lomax.
If it passes, the bill–which would create a cap and trade system to price and reduce carbon emissions–may have to wait quite a while before further action as lawmakers scramble to pass major health care legislation before taking a month-long recess in August.