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Posts Tagged 'deepwater horizon'

Klobuchar Warns About Migration Disaster

Posted on July 19 2010 by Congress Watcher

If we fail to prepare, countless unsuspecting birds, wildlife, will not return to Minnesota and our ecosystems and economies will feel the impact, not just in Minnesota but throughout the country; not just in Louisiana, not just in Florida.

Congress Working Hard… For Hockey?!?

Posted on June 28 2010 by Congress Watcher

After weeks of nothing but empty talk about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, why is the House of Representatives wasting its time passing resolutions in praise of hockey players?

Drill Happy Gowdy Beats Out Bob Inglis

Posted on June 23 2010 by Congress Watcher

Trey Gowdy prominently displays his support for the radical expansion of risky offshore drilling. He’s signed a petition entitled Drill Here Drill Now.

Jo Bonner Parties While The Gulf Burns

Posted on June 22 2010 by Congress Watcher

The invitation sent out by Jo Bonner asks political action committees to send people to the party with $1,000 checks written to him. Do you think the fishermen from Jo Bonner’s Gulf Coast district could afford that entrance fee right now?

John Garamendi Matches Oil Spill Talk With Action

Posted on June 21 2010 by Congress Watcher

What’s different about Congressman Garamendi is that he’s actually willing to do something more than talk about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil Spill? Cut Taxes, Says Dan Burton

Posted on June 19 2010 by Congress Watcher

How would cutting taxes clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Dan Burton didn’t bother to explain that part of his plan.

Congress Pretends It Had Nothing To Do With Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on June 17 2010 by Congress Watcher

The House of Representatives had the opportunity last year to prevent the Gulf Oil spill calamity, but it did nothing. After members of Congress go after Hayward, they ought to rip off their own hides too.

Some GOP Using Offshore Drilling Against Obama

Posted on June 14 2010 by Congress Watcher

John Mica’s speech was significant in that it implicitly accepted the idea that offshore drilling is risky, and should not be rushed into.

Oil Spill Brings Republican To Beg For More Government

Posted on June 14 2010 by Congress Watcher

Republican Joseph Cao, a new member of the House of Representatives whose New Orleans district is now threatened by the consequences of BP’s sloppy response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, provided us with an example last week of the new embrace of government solutions by many in the congressional GOP.

House Hypocrisy On Cousteau Resolution and Offshore Oil

Posted on June 9 2010 by Congress Watcher

The Cousteau birthday resolution is worse than nothing when Congress continues to hold the profits of Big Oil in a higher place than the ecological integrity of American waters.

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