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...right to be upset over the Democrats' decision to also begin discussions on a new immigration bill, choosing to pull support, especially when the bill was so close to being formally introduced and stood a good chance of passing, was a terrible decision on many fronts. A member of Congress should never withdraw support for a bill for any reason besides issues with its content; Sen. Graham’s dishonesty is a perversion of the legislative process. In addition, by withdrawing his support, Sen. Graham likely sacrificed the opportunity to make tangible progress in the fight against climate change...
While this bill is certainly progressive, it does not—as far as the public knows—contain provisions to fully curb emissions, in addition to other measures that would slow the rate of climate change. Even if the current bill passes, Congress should focus on crafting and passing an even stronger bill to protect our environment. Following the global response to climate change in Copenhagen, the U.S. still lags behind its European counterparts in reducing carbon-dioxide emissions; while European countries are offering to cut pollution by 30 percent below 1990 levels, the U.S. commitment totals only...
...addition, we encourage Americans to motivate Congress to pass both this bill and a later, stronger one. Environmental organizations should rally and encourage voters to urge their representatives to bring climate change to the congressional table. With new social tools at their disposal, students and other activists should utilize the numerous and different types of communication to make climate change a priority. Regardless of one’s political beliefs, climate change merits congressional debate, and social activism is a perfect catalyst for such discussion...
Harvard Model Congress's tomato-basil pizza from Noch's beat out the Three Muskateers and Snickers that crowded other tables. Sadly, this FlyBy correspondent managed to overhear some disgruntled prefrosh complain about the food, with one saying, “God. I’m going to die if I have to eat this ever in my life." Apparently, she had yet to try Annenberg food...
Robert A. Brown, president of Boston University and Michael E. Capuano, representative in Congress for Massachusetts’ eighth district, were also in attendance...