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Senate turns back sweeping oil-drilling amendment | CowboyByte

Senate turns back sweeping oil-drilling amendment | CowboyByte


Senate turns back sweeping oil-drilling amendment

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The Senate on Tuesday blocked an amendment to pending transportation legislation that would have mandated a huge expansion of offshore oil-and-gas leasing, opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and approved construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
Sen. Pat Roberts’s (R-Kan.) amendment, which failed 41-57, would have also extended several energy efficiency and renewable fuels tax incentives and extend a pay freeze for federal workers, among other provisions.
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40 Responses to Senate turns back sweeping oil-drilling amendment

  1. Mr.Lincoln says:
    I expect the Senate to get schlackked as the house did! Oil trade groups: Drilling deregulation could create 190,000 full time American jobs Published: 12:04 AM 07/12/2011| Updated: 2:34 AM 07/12/2011
    http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/12/oil-trade-groups-drilling-deregulation-could-create-190000-jobs/
    • Hold Our Politicians Accountable says:
      We the People Demand a Full Scale Investigation into the Eligibility Requirements of President Obama to be President and to run again for a second term.
      http://www.petition2congress.com/6251/we-people-demand-full-scale-investigation-eligability-requirement/
    • Carl says:
      Reid and the other Liberal Dems prove again that they do not want us to be energy independent. They consistently block opportunities for JOB CREATION and weaning us from foreign oil so we could get our economy back on track. This amounts to them being ANTI American and shows why We The People give them such low approval ratings. (11%, last time I saw a poll) NO-bama 2012
      • Bert says:
        Then where are the Pro-Americans to fight these bastards off. If all these jobs became available, that would mean that there would be no reason to sit at home, smoke pot and let the wage earners support you through taxes.
    • Mr. Right says:
      Do you meen “real jobs” and not “jobs saved”?
    • Roger says:
      The Eco-Nazis are more important to obama than American jobs!!!
    • Denise says:
      Good morning Mr. Lincoln,
      Don’t get too excited; remember, both Palosi and Reid were reelected. In Massachuettes, we elected Scott Brown, he turned out to be just another RINO. It seems as though we will have Romney as the GOP’s choice, another RINO, I know because he was our Govenor.
    • Elwood says:
      Evidently the juveniles in the US Senate have forgotten that oil, coal and natural gas helped bring us the highest standard of living ever known to mankind. Before petroleum my farmer grandparents and great grandparents were faced with digging their living out of the ground. Is it possible the “geniuses” in the Senate want us to return to that mode?
  2. Robalou01 says:
    Thanks for nothing Reid and the rest of the a**holes who voted this down!!!
  3. kenny1801 says:
    Now tell me truthfully, is ANYBODY out there REALLY SHOCKED at this MOVE of PURE IGNORANCE??
    • Anthony San Diego says:
      Not surprised, they’re all either whipping boys, puppets, stooges, cowards or traitors.
      Your choice, but choice is not limited to just one of the above.
    • Ray Sarchet says:
      What Is Happening To America?
      First of all let us look at what America has been for 236 years. She gained her independence from Great Britain as a new nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all. Guaranteed certain inalienable rights, particularly freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to own and bear arms to protect herself from tyranny, etc.
      She became the richest, strongest nation on earth despite being only 5% of the World’s population.
      She became the world’s go-to protector. She saved Great Britain, France, South Korea, and other nations from evil forces within Germany, Japan and Russia.
      Now America’s very existence is being threatened by evil again. Those forces are the envious, jealous elites of Europe who are tired of a bunch of refugees from Europe existing as the world singular super power. These evil elites know that Communism doesn’t work. They know that Communism wrecked the economies of Russia, China, North Korea and Cuba nearly starving the people, so they now wish to employ it to devastate America.
      They also know that human nature causes people to accept handouts, become lazy and dependent. These evil elites are simply using Socialism/Communism as a way to take down America from within. Once the middle/working class is broken and dependent the evil elites then become the dictators and the masses are enslaved as welfare recipients.
      America must vote those evil forces out of our government before they become total dictators. We must stick to the free enterprise system that made America strong and fed and cared for us for 236 years. We must maintain America as a free democratic republic.
  4. cvw says:
    I think the only thing passed in the past few years is gays in the military and pay raises for them. I would think since they can’t even pass a budget then they should not get paid. WTF?
  5. Amazingoly says:
    The voters will remember in November those who voted no on this. Everyone who is up for re-election should get the boot. We will elect folks who will vote for the right thing, rather than what they are told.
    • Anthony San Diego says:
      “We will elect folks who will vote for the right thing, rather than what they are told.”
      And that says it all. Good post Amazingoly.
  6. danimal says:
    By the time they get all the bullshit taken care of, I will be so broke that I won’t be able to afford the gas to get to work. Sure hope they hurry, I won’t even be able to get shoes to wear just to walk to work.
  7. gary says:
    liberals went to liberal schools, where accounting and logic is postponed until after graduation.
    They want you to share you earnings because they like their parents couch and Obama’s free packages of coolaid handouts. Liberalism is a mental disease, the cure is voting Obama and his administration of Czars out of office.
    • Roger says:
      … but this handout mentality only works as long as there is enough OPM (Other People’s Money) to keep them happy.
      If the obama mentality of TAX the RICH (to death) had been in effect for our whole generation (I am over 50), just imagine if Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had decided they wanted to profit from their planet changing inovations and started Microsoft and Apple in say Ireland.
      Would America be better off without ANY TAXES AT ALL from any Microsoft employee?
      If we let obama dramatically increase taxes on the successful, they will simply move to another country and America gets nothing instead of more and more revenue like the Economic Moron obama would like to think.
  8. Tpartywarrior says:
    Herman Cain had a 9-9-9 plan. So does Obama.
    Before you know it, we will be paying $9.99 for a gallon of gasoline.
  9. Aice I. Stevens says:
    It is all in their “Master Plan” to destroy America,
    the land that they hate !
  10. O K America ; the libs are on record now concerning the ability to grow our natural resources into energy independence and generating tax dollars for Obam the Imam to spend on SOCIAL JUSTICE;;; are you going to vote Harry Reid and the rest of these morons back into office??????
  11. CaptTurbo says:
    We can always count on the Democrat Congress to do the wrong thing!
  12. Shackshark says:
    If this does not get your attention. Get ready for more change you can count on.$5.00 gas
    14%inflation,No social security,Medicare broke, Riots at home,Failing school system,
    Higher taxes.
    Had enough yet ??
  13. heg says:
    Heads up folks. Anyone can go to numbersusa.com to make voices heard! Its setup by Roy Beck to fight this illegal immigration to get everyone to listen to get them out of America so true Americans can get the jobs these people now hold. Its a free site and easy to become a member. Roy sends all sorts of surveys for members to sign and then these are delivered to your Congressmen , the Senate and even old Obama as well. At the bottom of each survey is an area where you can put your P.S two cents worth in so I encourage all to go take a look and decide for yourself. Its very reliable. I tell them short of cussin them out which is legal. Have a great day all. Roy also takes a stand on other problems so good hunting everyone.
  14. Wolf Sage says:
    It sure appears that all democrat senators are communists?
  15. Amerigo M. Cimino says:

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