Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:31 AM
Need-To-Know Memo, March 9
By Amy Harder, NationalJournal.com
1) President Obama will meet this afternoon with 14 key senators to discuss climate and energy legislation (CongressDailyAM -- subscription). Three Cabinet secretaries and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will also attend (AP).
2) An Environment & Energy Daily (subscription) analysis identifies the 30 senators still on the fence about energy bill, from coal-state Democrats to boosters of nuclear energy.
3) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wants Jackson to give her a prompt reply to an inquiry she sent Friday after Jackson responded to the concerns of eight coal-state Democrats (CongressDailyAM -- subscription).
4) Jackson on Monday deflected questions about responding to the letter (NationalJournal.com).
5) Israel and Syria both announced today they will pursue nuclear energy (AP).
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