Posted on 08/25/2008 5:22:32 PM PDT by tobyhill
Q: I read your article regarding the limit on offshore drilling for oil that is set to expire on Sept. 30. What if the speaker of the House will not even bring it up for a vote? Does that mean the ban on most drilling will expire and we could start more drilling? This article really got me thinking, because I watch a lot of the news programs and no one has mentioned this. I would appreciate your comments, because that was one of the most interesting articles that I have read recently.
A: Thank you for your positive feedback.
My understanding, from speaking with various folks who keep close tabs on Congress, is that the Democratic-controlled House is seeking to combine an extension of the ban on most drilling for another year with the annual spending bill, which will be waiting for congressional action upon their return from vacation in early September. If Republicans stick to their guns and oppose the annual budget bill because it includes another extension of the offshore drilling limit, this could lead to a government shutdown if a compromise isn't reached by the end of September.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
Shut it down!
The drilling ban is contained in the (Interior?) Department appropriation bill, and has been renewed annually along with the appropriation ever since it was first put in place. This year the dem leadership will try to postpone the vote until after the election by introducing a “continuing resolution” that simply continues both spending and policies until a new appropriation bill passes.
WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN, which means that we must not allow our Congresscritters to let it happen. I have all of mine on speed-dial, and I hardly miss a day. I hope that all of you do the same.
Opening up the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Artic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR), and more federal lands to oil companies for drilling is not the solution to our energy policy. Currently, there are over 68 millions acres of federal land and water under lease to oil and gas companies that have not been fully developed for production. In fact, of all the oil and gas believed to exist in the OCS, between 79 and 82 percent of it is on land that is already under lease. That's why I supported H.R. 6251, the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, which would require the oil industry to produce on the leases they already have or risk losing the right to bid on future leases. Unfortunately, Republican obstructionism prevented this legislation from passing the House when a vote was taken in June. The solution to our energy policy lies in a multi-faceted approach that emphasizes conservation over exploitation, renewable resources over fossil fuels, and planning for the future over clinging to the failed policies of the past.
Yeah, but you know what? The “dolts” in Woolsey district will vote him in again and again. So whose the idiot?
I think if they stick to their guns, they'll be rewarded this time.
Weekly rig count: http://www.wtrg.com/rotaryrigs.html
There’s money to be made, and the engine of America’s economy to stoke. If we can keep the demonicrats and republicrats out of the way, it will continue.
Woolsey is a former bag lady, and the only member of congress ever to to be on welfare. We have many, many, many dolts and idiots in our area. I enjoy using bumperstickers to give them road rage, btu I wish they’d wake up.
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