Washington (CNN)- A Republican boycott of Senate committee debate on a major climate change bill continued for a second day Wednesday, frustrating majority Democrats who have threatened to move ahead despite the lack of a GOP presence. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
Ottawa criminal defence lawyer Michael Spratt is scheduled to speak before the Senate committee debating the bill Thursday. (aptnnews.ca)
As Senators of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee debated federal education policy at an abbreviated hearing Wednesday morning, two coalitions of education and civil rights groups released letters poking holes in the bill while the nation's two largest teachers» unions released notes containing partial endorsements. (huffingtonpost.com)