we need a levin surge on this
Agreed, sloop
THIS IS URGENT- We MUST CALL OUR CONGRESSCRITTERS ASAP!!
Per RedState siren post:
Harry Reid (D-NV) thinking the public and Senate are both distracted by the Paulson plan to bailout Wall Street intends to continue the ban on oil shale drilling.
He is doing it right now.
Call your Senator right now at (202)224-3121 and tell him to tell Harry Reid not to put the drilling ban back in the continuing resolution.
Section 1602 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2008 needs to get tossed.
Oil shale moratorium is back in:
SEC. 1602. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 152 of division A of H.R. 2638 (110th Congress), the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, the terms and conditions contained in section 433 of division F of Public Law 110–161 shall remain in effect for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.
And so is solid waste:
Rural waste, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management (both direct loans and grants), $200 million
Weatherization: Underlying bill increases this program by $250 million
Farm Service Agency IT, $171.7 million
Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband, $26 million
Nutrition programs for Women, infants, and children, $450 million
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, $50 million
Commodity Assistance Program, $30 million
Community Oriented Policing Services, $500 million
Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources, $50 million
Energy Efficiency, Weather Assistance Program, $500 million
Energy Efficiency, Advanced Battery Technology, $300 million
Local Government and Tribal Technology Demonstrations, $300 million
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup, $120 million
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, $120 million
Treasury Inspector General, $10.6 million
GSA Federal Buildings Fund DHS/CG Construction, $346.6 million
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker, $925 million
EPA Science and Technology, $10.6 million
EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants, $600 million
Labor HHS Youth Training/Dislocated Workers, $600 million
Disease Control, Research and Training (hepatitis), $46 million
Administration on Aging, Senior Meals, $60 million
Grants for Airport Improvement, $400 million
Grants for Federal Highway Administration, $8 billion
Grants for AMTRAK, $350 million
Grants for Mass Transit, $2 billion
Assistance to small shipyards, $44 million