Veto override effort fails

July 12, 2007

MONTPELIER - The emotions and rhetoric in the Statehouse on Wednesday were as hot as the weather outside as the global warming bill that took up much of this year’s lawmaking session melted away to nothing.

The Democrat-controlled House was unable to override Gov. James Douglas’ veto of the bill and a compromise version sent over from the Senate a few hours later was dead on arrival.

. The Vermont Public Interest Research Group even arranged for a rotating group of volunteers - because of the heat - to wear a polar bear costume and roam the halls.

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