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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:38 PM
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Very confusing AP article about Nantucket Sounds and the CoastGuard bill
Edited on Wed Apr-26-06 04:42 PM by Mass
It was my understanding that Kerry was undecided for the wind farm, but opposed to the amendment in the Coastguard bill.

Today, AP reports that April Boyd said that Kerry was undecided on the two issues.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/04/26/kerry_still_undecided_on_nantucket_sound_wind_farm/

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On Capitol Hill, an amendment targeting the Cape Wind Associates project was quietly slipped into the $8.7 billion Coast Guard reauthorization bill that could doom the wind farm. The measure was approved by a House-Senate conference committee earlier this month. It is unclear when the House and Senate will vote on the measure.

U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was a key backer of the amendment. The measure gives veto power over the project to the governor of Massachusetts.

Kerry is still reviewing the bill and has not reached any decision.

"We're studying the conference report," Boyd said. "No vote has been scheduled yet."
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Does anybody know what the story is?

Original article stating Kerry's position
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/billtargets5.htm

While U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is not a member of the conference, he urged colleagues this week to allow the Cape Wind review to follow its course without the added hurdle being debated in Washington.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 05:13 PM
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1. Sounds like the bill isn't the amendment
I would venture a guess that Kerry still opposes the amendment. But according to April's statement, they're looking at the bill overall. Just guessing, but I would think they would also have to consider if there are other controversial measures in there that would create an outrage if he voted no, or whether the benefits of the overall bill outweigh the amendment.

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