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House climate bill was flooded with last-minute changes – LA Times

‘Reporting from Washington — Less than 24 hours before the House approved its landmark energy and climate bill last month, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) got several paragraphs added to the 1,200-page measure — additions expected to be worth millions of dollars to companies that install solar panels.’

The article mentions several of these amendments, which were added to consolidate crucial support for the bill:

“…There were about 300 pages of last-minute amendments, many designed to make money for industries and constituencies important to fence-sitting lawmakers.”

via House climate bill was flooded with last-minute changes – Los Angeles Times.