by Julia Rosen [courtesy of Working Californians blogs]

Speaker Pelosi is not the California politician to have notified Rep. Bouscher of their opposition to his bill, which would overrule California's greenhouse gas emissions legislation. A dozen Democrats, including Rep. Jane Harman and Rep. Henry Waxman sent a letter to Rep. Bouscher. Arnold signed on to a letter along with the governors from Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington. AP:

"Congress must not deny states the right to pursue solutions in the absence of federal policy," they wrote.

This should set up a fight in the House Energy and Commerce committee, with some Republicans joining Rep. Bouscher and Dingell.