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Economy

Senate rejects GOP bill to expand, speed up offshore drilling

2011-05-20

The Senate on Wednesday rejected Republican-backed legislation intended to speed up and expand offshore oil and gas drilling.

In a 42-57 vote, the Senate failed to move forward with the bill, which was opposed by the White House and most Senate Democrats. Republicans needed 60 votes for the measure to proceed.

Every Senate Democrat voted against the motion to proceed along with five Republicans: Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C.), Mike Lee (Utah), Richard Shelby (Ala.), Olympia Snowe
...senior United States Senator-for-Life from Maine, putatively a member of the Republican Party. In 2006 she was named one of America's Top Ten Senators by Time Magazine, for what that's worth...
(Maine) and David Vitter (La.).
Those five Republicans need to be primaried.

Posted by:Fred

#4 There must have been something else in that bill that was deadly to the oil companies for Vitter to vote against it. DeMint wants us to drill everywhere but off the Atlantic coast. Snowe is just being Snowe - half a brain and a huge mouth.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2011-05-20 16:14

#3 The Obama butt kissers have this tingle (or something) running down their legs ever time Obama kills American jobs, increases inflation, and then tells Brazil, China, etc. "drill, drill, drill baby!"

Posted by: Glaith the Scantily Clad1174 2011-05-20 12:08

#2 #1 With Demint, it must have been something stupid on the bill. Find out tomorrow
Posted by: newc 2011-05-20 03:14

Something like inspections safety checks nah that would be dumb right? Very Long Sigh = VLS

Posted by: Play4Keeps 2011-05-20 05:03

#1 With Demint, it must have been something stupid on the bill. Find out tomorrow

Posted by: newc 2011-05-20 03:14

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