Senators attempt to breathe life into stalled energy bill

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A pair of senators stumped to revive energy-efficiency legislation on Wednesday, suggesting its failure would prove a bellwether for future energy bills in the upper chamber.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., recalled a recent conversation with the Senate Committee on Energy’s leaders in which they said the efficiency bill she is co-sponsoring with Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, was a litmus test for all other energy legislation.

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