Not enough votes to override the veto and the bill expires with the session. Cicics 101 - we got boned.
Now that Congress is riddled with RINOs and Greenies, nothing has come close to passing in the time since. The Dems are actively working to ban drilling there - period. I guess-ti-mate the current north slope is good for a dozen more years - maybe. We are losing production at about 6 to 10% per year, you can do the math.
One has to ask who the heck these loons are actually working for - it sure as Cane ain’t for us.....
I am looking for a wood stove to supliment my heating. I would hate to freeze to death as an old man.
As for the grandkids, I suppose they can always migrate to where the work is at the time.
Even though the Republicans held the House, Senate and Presidency (after 9/11, which to me seemed to make energy Independence from the Islamofascists even more important) ANWR drilling was not approved.
At least we can still blame Clinton.