Shay Totten: Racine is current frontrunner
February 17, 2010
Shumlin’s Nuclear Option
Fair Game
By Shay Totten
[...]Sen. Doug Racine (D-Chittenden), arguably the current Democrat frontrunner, said last week he was ready to vote “no” on VY and was merely “waiting for the leadership to bring this issue to the Senate floor.”
Well, wait no more.
“It’s time for leadership, and I intend to do my best to provide what leadership I can,” said Shumlin.
For weeks, Shumlin and House Speaker Shap Smith have cautioned against rushing a VY vote. On Tuesday, Shumlin said two key committee chairs told him they have enough testimony to craft a bill and prepare their colleagues to say yea or nay. A vote could come as early as next Wednesday.
“This vote will be no easier next week or next month,” added Shumlin, who is opposed to allowing the plant to operate beyond 2012. [...]
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