Kerry to move ahead on climate change bill

WASHINGTON — Three days after climate change legislation lost its top Republican supporter, Senator John F. Kerry declared yesterday that he was nonetheless moving “full speed ahead’’ on the bill. His efforts got a potential boost as Senate majority leader Harry Reid said that he would accommodate a Republican demand by putting Kerry’s bill ahead of immigration legislation on the agenda.

Kerry, a main sponsor of the measure, has been trying to revive the bill after his chief Republican backer, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, abruptly withdrew his support on Saturday night, saying he was irate that the Senate’s Democratic leadership might proceed with a controversial immigration bill first

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Article courtesy of The Boston Globe-Green Blog By Matt Viser and Susan Milligan Globe Staff