Try 1995... when Rapist42 vetoed exploration in ANWR. But it all began when the Dem’s embraced the enviro-kooks demands as part of their party platform.
Goes back to the moron Jimmah Carter who scammed the American people along with his cohorts.
Over the years, more than a few pubbercans have been less than enthusiastic about being charged with damaging the sensibilities of the precious caribou. The old thing about good men just standing by while bad men did their deed.