Many Democratic lawmakers had taken for granted that a significant U.S. climate and energy bill would be passed when President Obama took office in early 2009. Speakers at Phase II agreed that Democrats now have to rid themselves of their defeatist attitudes and concentrate on working productively with Republicans.
Maraming Democratic mambabatas ay kinuha para sa ipinagkaloob na ang isang makabuluhang US klima at enerhiya bill ay lumipas noong kinuha President Obama sa opisina sa unang bahagi ng 2009. Speaker sa Phase II sumang-ayon na mga Demokratiko ay may ngayon upang alisan ng kanilang sarili ng kanilang takbuhin saloobin at tumutok sa nagtatrabaho productively sa mga Republikano .