Boxer supports Dems energy bill

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barbaraboxer_2.jpgSen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said an energy bill promoted by Democrats could serve as a jobs stimulus because it focuses on using venture capital to fund "clean energy" jobs.

But Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said Democrats would best help the economy by supporting targeted tax relief and dropping "job killers" such as the proposed cap-and-trade approach to climate change and a health care bill that he said would raise taxes on small businesses, according to The Associated Press.

Boxer and Kyl made their comments last week on CNN's "State of the Union."

Their statements were made on the same day that former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while, and a second stimulus plan is not needed now.

He spoke favorably of extending unemployment benefits and tax credits for health insurance, options the Obama administration is considering for helping people laid off during the recession.

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