One such amendment will be offered by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Richard Shelby (D-AL).
Earlier this year he and Mr Bingaman published a white paper on how a trading scheme might work.
The micromanaging of the SDI program contemplated by the Bingaman-Shelby amendment is calculated to deny the Pentagon such latitude, however.
Harry Reid, the Senate's Democratic leader, Mr Bingaman and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota have offered three of the most prominent proposals.
In addition, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman, D-N.
Co-sponsors include U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), U.S. Senator Mark Begich (D-AK), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA).
In fact, the Energy Committee, thanks to the work of its Chair, Senator Jeff Bingaman, has already passed key provisions of comprehensive legislation.
Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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Jeff Bingaman, D-New Mexico, are centrist-leaning lawmakers who are also retiring.
Bingaman plans to introduce the measure on the Senate floor rather than in committee, where he is likely to encounter opposition from several members, most notably Sen.
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) which he described as having three objectives.
But the bill finding the most support among power companies, including American Electric Power, one of the nation's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is a measure sponsored by Senators Jeff Bingaman, D-N.
The Justice Department and Anne Bingaman -- the top official who signed off on the West merger -- categorically deny that anyone at the White House had anything to do with Justice OK'ing the deal.
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) have all rallied around the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), hoping to shield it from major budget cuts in the following months.
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Eric Burgeson, a former chief of staff to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, says he believes the core issues of the bill are strong, but a controversial amendment such as Bingaman's 15% renewable standard could change the course of the debate.
But the bill finding the most support among power companies, including American Electric Power (nyse: AEP - news - people ), one of the nation's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is a measure sponsored by Senators Jeff Bingaman, D-N.
By contrast, the U.S. Commerce Department (roughly MITI's counterpart) was unable to play a corresponding role despite the spirit of then-pending legislation (the Bingaman amendment to the FY1989 DOD Authorization Act) requiring Defense to consult with Commerce in the negotiation of bilateral memorandums of understanding.
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Yes, that he met -- he had a bipartisan -- speaking of bipartisanship, working together on goals that are commonly held by members of both parties -- the President had a meeting today with -- if I could just find my paper on it -- with Senators Tom Harkin, Mike Enzi, Jeff Bingaman, and Lamar Alexander -- Republicans and Democrats.
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