Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. stand at the Christmas Tree lighting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
AP - House Democratic leaders are optimistic that they can pass an energy bill that would repeal billions of dollars in oil industry tax breaks and for the first time in decades require a major increase in automobile fuel economy. |