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Posts Tagged 'oil spill'

Chaffetz On Offshore Drilling and Ocean Conservation

Posted on July 28 2010 by Congress Watcher

It’s absurd for Chaffetz to assert that the Clean Act’s extension of the current Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Illinois Shimkus Rants Against Protecting Gulf Shores From Oil Spills

Posted on July 21 2010 by Congress Watcher

The real choice that we face is a choice between jobs that create a cleaner, more sustainable economy, and jobs that maintain the dangerous, dirty economy of the past.

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.

Cao Uses Terrorists To Distract From Offshore Drilling Disaster

Posted on July 11 2010 by Congress Watcher

With the Gulf oil spill, Joseph Cao is using a classic Republican tool of distraction: Whenever you want to change the subject, tell Americans that terrorist evildoers are out to get them.

You Spill It, You Own It, Says Polis

Posted on July 10 2010 by Congress Watcher

Spilled oil isn’t just pollution, it’s a lost public asset. Petroleum is a public resource that belongs to the American people, and it’s lost to us whether it’s gathered or spilled.

Bob Brady Confronts Furniture Crisis in Congress

Posted on July 8 2010 by Congress Watcher

Polishing oak benches while the Gulf of Mexico fills with oil – is that what Bob Brady’s constituents sent him to Washington D.C. to do?

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?

Pat Roberts Eats The Sea With Lobbyists Instead Of Fighting Oil Spill

Posted on June 27 2010 by Congress Watcher

Tomorrow night, Senator Pat Roberts Roberts plans to attend a special ocean-themed benefit dinner. Of course, the dinner benefits Roberts himself, not any Gulf shore relief organization.

The Stop Oil Spills Act Might Not Stop Oil Spills

Posted on June 26 2010 by Congress Watcher

Ed Markey offers weak bills to deal with motes in the Gulf oil spill. He won’t support the No New Drilling Act. Why not?

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.

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