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title: How close are we, really?
date: 2010-07-16T22:46:43Z
modified: 2010-07-16T22:46:43Z
permalink: "https://350.org/how-close-are-we-really/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: All week, we've been closely monitoring the discussion
wpid: 18228
author: May Boeve
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All week, we've been closely monitoring the discussion about what form a US Senate climate bill will take. [The latest news makes matters seem worse, not better.](https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39830.html) Hundreds of you called your senators to let them know we know exactly what they're deciding between: the interests of people, and the interestes of big polluters. Many of those calls resulted in statements of support; others received mixed answers depending on which staff member they spoke with.

Meanwhile, where is President Obama as the debate heats up? [In a recent speech in Michigan,](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100715/NEWS01/307150001/Obama-Michigan-battery-plant-signals-manufacturing-rebound) he made no mention of the climate bill, even though the speech was ostensibly intended to garner support for climate legislation. Then, more under wraps, he and a team of senators lobbied the Export-Import bank to reverse a decision and [grant approval for a new coal plant in India. ](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-chan/us-taxpayer-funded-bank-u_b_648174.html)

This doesn't look like leadership to us. [We hope you'll keep your calls to senators coming](https://www.350.org/they-work-for-you), and keep letting them know you'll be ready to meet them when they're home in August.