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Last Updated on Monday, 14 July 2008 11:36 Written by rslcpol Monday, 14 July 2008 11:36
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Democrats on Saturday called on the House leadership to go ahead with a vote on the proposed natural gas pipeline license, saying hearings on the matter have become “repetitive.”
In a letter to House Speaker John Harris, R-Valdez, House Minority Leader Beth Kerttula of Juneau asked that a final vote on the license to TransCanada Corp. be held by Tuesday.
That’s the day before some lawmakers are scheduled to take a break from hearings in Juneau to attend a multi-state government conference in Anchorage.
Delaying the pipeline vote until after the five-day conference would mean “we lose valuable time” to address energy relief legislation before the special legislative session ends Aug. 7, Kerttula said.