[Tolik]

http://westmoreland.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=94435

House members who signed pledge to increase U.S. oil

Washington, Jun 24 - U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has challenged all 435 members of the House to sign a pledge that reads "I will vote to increase U.S. oil production to lower gas prices for Americans."

Below are the 175 members and counting who have signed:

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)
Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.)
Rep. Henry Brown (R-S.C.)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mike Burgess (R-Texas)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.)
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.)
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.)
Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.)
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas)
Rep. David Davis (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.)
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.)
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.)
Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)
Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)
Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas)
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)
Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.)
Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Hobson (R-Ohio)
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa)
Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ron Lewis (R-Ky.)
Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.)
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)
Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.)
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.)
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.)
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.)
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.)
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.)
Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.)
Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas)
Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.)
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.)
Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio)
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.)
Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.)
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)
Rep. Bill Sali (R-Idaho)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.)
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.)
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.)
Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Rep. Jim Walsh (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)
Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)

Members who said "No" to the pledge:

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.)
Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)

NOTE: If your member is not listed, his or her office has been contacted but has not responded.

 

 

[Tolik]

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[RightWhale]

This Independence Day we declare our energy independence

Sounds like coal. Oil sure isn't it. Mine that coal and build those coal to liquid plants. And, put in the order for steel now because there is a shortage and you will need a hugh amount of steel.

[EdReform]

[Minn]

Wow! Looks like Newt finally decided to get up off Nancy’s couch. Must not have liked the public’s reaction to him pushing a leftist agenda.

[Bubba_Leroy]

= Do Nothing Congress.

[CDB]

Let’s use MSM (propaganda) techniques and call Rep, Westmoreland’s pledge a BIPARTISAN pledge.

[rockinqsranch]

“First, when federal waters or lands are leased to energy companies, the first step is to explore for oil - in other words, look for it. Most of the acres leased for oil end up being determined to not hold enough oil or gas to make it PROFITABLE FOR ENERGY COMPANIES TO ACTUALLY EXTRACT IT. So the vast majority of those 68 million acres are not being used for a simple reason: they’re currently unusable.

Given this fact, it’s obvious that citing the amount of currently unused leased land is a ruse. It allows opponents of using American oil to seem as if they actually support it, when in truth they only support more drilling in areas where there is not enough oil to make it worthwhile to drill. In other words, they actually don’t support using our American oil to lower gas prices.

Either it is a ruse, or it is a testament to the profound arrogance of the Washington elite that they believe they understand the business of oil production better than American oil companies.”

There’s that horrible word in the text above once again: “Profit”. The Socialist/Democrats have already stated their desire to “Nationalize” our Oil Companies. Is their goal to make the words “Profit”, and “Free Market” synonymous with such a dirty word as “Capitalism”?

Of course.

[rawhide]

I happen to like Newt. I wish he would return to politics. He is intelligent and very articulate. Sadly, though, much of the republican party has left him. They are definitely not the the same party when he was in. It is a different beast nowadays.

[TheBattman]

Not to hijack this thread, but I have a question...

I realize that under the current political shadow, drilling our own oil is unlikely and an uphill battle without wheels or propulsion... and building/expanding new refineries are even more difficult to achieve. BUT...

Lets say that more states tell the feds and the environmental wack-jobs to go pound sand, and say we as a country decided to get and use our own oil, and to refine it as well...

How long would it take to actually build some new refineries from scratch if major resources were put into place to get it done. And lets assume that the bulk of the obstructive regulations were lifted (or ignored) to get it done - so basically there are no major obstacles - how long would it take to actually build one (or more)?

And second - assuming that the new refineries are built relatively close to the new wells - how quickly could oil flow, and gas be made if the obstacles were lifted?

I have heard 8-10 years if they opened ANWR today... but I assume that a large portion of the time would be permitting and other environmental impact studies, regulation, and other major hurdles. The Hyperion project in South Dakota, while having leapt over the first hurdle (a vote by the people), they still fact local, state, and federal regulations and permitting - and they have a tentative groundbreaking in 2010...

[Jo Nuvark]

PLEASE keep Government out of the energy solution.
We’d have cured cancer by now if Johnson hadn’t
decided to throw Government money into “research”.

********************************************

If you liberals keep gettin’ your way, we’re all
gonna hear one big loud flush. The sound of the
U.S. of A. goin’ straight down the toilet.

-—ARCHIE BUNKER-—

[bray]

It would take 10 years to reach the pump if Congress did it.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[NRA2BFree]

You have got to be kidding. Only one RAT signed it? The RAT party is a socialist party who is totally sold out to environ_MENTAL_ists. They don’t care one thing about the American people. It’s all about what kind of profit they can make for themselves. They should be tried and hanged as traitors.