California legislators approved an extension of the state’s signature climate change program known as cap and trade. The measure passed…
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California legislators approved an extension of the state’s signature climate change program known as cap and trade.
The measure passed 55 to 21 in the Assembly and 28 to 12 in the Senate.
It was a rare bipartisan vote, with seven Republicans joining all but three Democrats in the Assembly. In the Senate, just one Republican, Tom Berryhill of Modesto, voted for the proposal.
All of the Senate Democrats backed it.
The bipartisanship did not go unnoticed.
Find out if your lawmaker voted for the plan here .
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