Reid calls for swift, sweeping energy bill

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is calling on the Senate's key committee leaders to come up with a comprehensive energy strategy by July 4, accelerating the push for legislation in wake of the worst oil spill in American history.

Reid demanded "swift" action from Democrats "to address both the existing situation and to reduce the risks of such a catastrophe happening again."

That's the Politico story on the letter Reid wrote Thursday to "Committee leaders Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman...