Posted on 03/03/2005 7:35:37 AM PST by Richie Rich
Over the past several years, the Senate has stymied Bush efforts to pass an energy plan that includes allowing oil development on a 1.5 million-acre coastal strip of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because Republicans have been unable to muster the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic-led filibuster.
However, a maneuver to avoid a filibuster is now being pursued that will likely be implemented in the next few weeks. Budget Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said Tuesday it was reasonable to assume ANWR would be part of the budget measure, which is not subject to filibuster. A small group of senators and key administration officials are flying to Alaska's North Slope this weekend to try to reinforce their argument that the refuge can be developed in an environmentally sound way, using modern drilling technology.
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Fantastic!
Environmentalist wackos don't get it that if we they really cared for the environment, they would let us tap our own resources rather than rely on other places in the world with lower environmental standards than we do.
was reasonable to assume ANWR would be part of the budget measure, which is not subject to filibuster.
Maybe we could put judicial nominations in the budget, too?
okay,
go here:
http://judicialnetwork.com
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