Shields and Brooks on Prospects for an Energy Bill and Keeping the Lights On

POLITICS -- May 7, 2010 at 7:18 PM EDT

Shields and Brooks on Prospects for an Energy Bill and Keeping the Lights On

Regular NewsHour analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by the Rundown after their appearance on Friday's program.

With plenty happening in Washington and beyond this week, we discussed how the chances for passage on climate legislation are shifting and the political fallout from the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

If you would like to explore estimates of how much oil has been spilled, check out our oil widget.

We also had one of those technical moments where a light went out and a mic went out, and well, just watch what happens.

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