Posted on 05/13/2008 8:57:15 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - The Senate has rejected a Republican energy plan that calls for opening an Alaska wildlife refuge and some offshore waters to oil development. Supporters of the measure couldn't get the needed 60 votes to overcome a Democratic-led filibuster threat.
Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said more domestic oil production is needed to keep prices in check and to reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports.
Opponents said areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and coastal waters that have been off limits to drilling for 25 years ought to remain that out of bounds to oil companies. The GOP measure, defeated Tuesday by a vote of 56-42, would have allowed coastal states to get a waiver to the offshore drilling ban.
Lets get a list of yeas and neas.
We’re going to run the economy on magic pixie dust, don’t ya know?
Good Lord, get out there and SCREAM THIS TO THE SKIES!!!! Send e-mails to everyone you know. The MSM won’t report it at all, but this should make it obvious to EVERYONE who is responsible for gas prices!
How do you reckon Fat Teddy the Windfarm Opponent voted?
Murkowski and Stevens had a Bill to open ANWR to oil leasing when NYMEX crude hit 125. NYMEX crude is near 127.
Will do.
Nothing on the vote site since May 8th, this vote just went down.
Bastards!
Gas Prices courtesy of your environ-wacko liberal friends in Congress... Can’t run my chevy on Carabo poop....
Do socialist economies run on Pixie dust? Maybe they do. We'll find out after the election.
And now it’s Bush’s job to go on tv weekly and read the list of congressmen who voted against new drilling. If the Republican party were effective, this would be the PR campaign of the century.
We need to set up a PAC called “Americans for Energy Independence”. I’ll be willing to spend money on that. So they’ll work against Senators who voted no on drilling ANWR.
Where has common sense gone?
The Dim’s want to stop putting oil in the Reserve. That will cut gas prices in half I am sure.
The Rat bastards did it again!
YEP...what YOU said....we have the Chinese drilling off our borders....we have billions of gallons of oil in the ground waiting to be tapped....but, NOOOOO....we can’t do that...we must buy our oil from across the oceans from people who hate us, and build gold plated toilets with our money....THE DEMOCRATS are the reason for HIGH GASOLINE PRICES! I guess they think the majority of American’s ARE truly dumb (and maybe they are correct.)
A motorist buys gasoline at a BP Amoco station in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Oil prices fell Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and a government report said U.S. fuel supplies unexpectedly fell last week. Meanwhile, gas prices, set another record, rising to a national average of nearly $3.62 a gallon. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The Dem’s political plan is to defeat every Republican energy plan. Oh, by the way, when the Dems took over Congress the per barrel price of oil was $58. Where’s their plan?
Why the hell did they not get it done while they held power?????
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