House Votes to Aid Drilling in Weeklong GOP Offensive on Obama’s Energy Policy

PJMedia ^ | 11/20/2013 | Bill Straub

[rktman]

The House has passed a measure streamlining the process for energy drilling on public lands while also requiring an increase in the number of lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

In a 228-192 vote mostly along party lines, the lower chamber approved the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act, sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), which deems any request to drill on federal lands to be approved if the secretary of the Department of Interior fails to act within 60 days of its receipt. The bill further requires the secretary to establish a federal permit streamlining project in each of the Bureau of Land Management field offices in an effort to further expedite the process.

[rktman]

Not to worry. Prince hairy will make sure this never gets to the "lyin' king's" desk. Kinda weird that just last week (if I remember correctly) the "lyin' king" was boasting about all the increases in production we are seeing. I guess he had his fingers crossed behind his back while touting this increase since it appears that he'll try to prevent such with eo's or directives.