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[Angel Heart]

CQ Politics | House Adjourns, But Republicans Linger to Bash Democrats on Energy

House Adjourns, But Republicans Linger to Bash Democrats on Energy
By Edward Epstein, CQ Staff
The cameras and the microphones were off, but that didn’t stop a small group of Republicans from taking over the floor after the House adjourned to attack Democrats for leaving town without doing something to lower gas prices.

“Madame Speaker, Where art thou?’’ Ted Poe , R-Texas, shouted from the well of the House. “This room is vacant of most members of Congress. Where, oh where, has Congress gone?” he yelled to about a dozen other Republicans, tourists in the gallery, some House pages, and Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio, the lone Democrat who witnessed the unusual proceeding.

Republicans want President Bush or Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., to call the House back into session during the five-week recess to vote on the GOP’s energy plan, which seeks an end to a long-standing moratorium on drilling along the outer continental shelf and also seeks to boost conservation and research on alternative energy sources.

“Bring the Congress back. Let’s have a real up or down vote,” Minority Leader John A. Boehner said after coming into the chamber from a press conference. “The American people expect Congress to represent the will of the American people,” the Ohio Republican added, to the cheers of the group.

Pelosi and other Democratic leaders oppose GOP efforts to end the offshore ban or permit drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They say tens of million of acres of federal land and ocean floor are already available for drilling and have proposed “use it or lose it’’ legislation to force oil and gas companies to use their leases or give them up. They have also proposed a series of other steps, including forcing President Bush to release tens of millions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a step the Democrats say would lower world oil prices quickly by increasing supply.

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[Annie]

CQ Politics | House Adjourns, But Republicans Linger to Bash Democrats on Energy

The Republicans seem to be getting their mojo back. They hear and understand that the people need relief.

 

[Chris]

The Republicans seem to be getting their mojo back. They hear and understand that the people need relief.

Relief from eight years of George Bush.

 

[Chris]

Republicans, the best political party money can buy....

Oil & Gas: Long-Term Contribution Trends | OpenSecrets

 

[Annie]

Relief from eight years of George Bush.

you hope. However at this point in the election cycle, Kerry and Gore were substantially ahead of GW who WON each election. Obama is today virtually tied with the underfunded, ignored by MSM GOP candidate, McCain.

 

[editec]

This would be the same Republicans who voted down heating assistance?

Yes, their concern for Americans is quite touching.

Let their crocodile tears flow for the benefit of the cameras.

 

[Charles_Main]

This would be the same Republicans who voted down heating assistance?

Yes, their concern for Americans is quite touching.

Let their crocodile tears flow for the benefit of the cameras.

Opposing more spending that we can not pay for is a good thing IMO, while Opposing even VOTING on drilling, is not.

Nancy is being an obstructionist all the way.

LET THEM VOTE.

Oh wait, it's to late now. Nancy bought a 6 week delay by blocking a vote and taking off on vacation.

What saints your Dems are indeed.

 

[BrianH]

Opposing more spending that we can not pay for is a good thing IMO, while Opposing even VOTING on drilling, is not.

Nancy is being an obstructionist all the way.

LET THEM VOTE.

Oh wait, it's to late now. Nancy bought a 6 week delay by blocking a vote and taking off on vacation.

What saints your Dems are indeed.

All the while the Dems perfer to get their gas tax free from city and county pumps....What jerks.

 

[Prefx]

Good for the Democrats. The best thing a congressman can do is go on a very, very long vacation. After they cut their own salary, of course.

 

[Chris]

All the while the Dems perfer to get their gas tax free from city and county pumps....What jerks.

Why gas is so expensive.....

Oil & Gas: Long-Term Contribution Trends | OpenSecrets

 

[greenpartyaz]

This is just a political stunt, this is nothing surprising.

 

[BrianH]

Why gas is so expensive.....

Oil & Gas: Long-Term Contribution Trends | OpenSecrets

Basic fact, additions to the supply will lower the cost. Whether people conserve gas by not driving, or more oil is drilled, the supply is still being added to, thus lowering cost. Do you expect everyone to just switch (right now) to an electric car? Millions and millions of machines and vehicles run off of oil right now. Until other technologies can and are made readily available for consumers, then the oil supply needs to be added to for relief at the pump.

 

[Paulie]

you hope. However at this point in the election cycle, Kerry and Gore were substantially ahead of GW who WON each election. Obama is today virtually tied with the underfunded, ignored by MSM GOP candidate, McCain.

Ignored by MSM? Come on now Kath, you don't really believe that, do you?

 

[Chris]

Basic fact, additions to the supply will lower the cost. Whether people conserve gas by not driving, or more oil is drilled, the supply is still being added to, thus lowering cost. Do you expect everyone to just switch (right now) to an electric car? Millions and millions of machines and vehicles run off of oil right now. Until other technologies can and are made readily available for consumers, then the oil supply needs to be added to for relief at the pump.

The technologies will be made available when the two oil men in the White House are gone, and a Democrat is in office.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

The technologies will be made available when the two oil men in the White House are gone, and a Democrat is in office.

I bet you believe in the tooth fairy too? Don't ya?

 

[Chris]

I bet you believe in the tooth fairy too? Don't ya?

I believe money talks....

Oil & Gas: Long-Term Contribution Trends | OpenSecrets

 

[sealybobo]

The Republicans seem to be getting their mojo back. They hear and understand that the people need relief.

are you retarded? we're not giving the oil companies anwar and offshore.

if you knew the facts, and you clearly don't, you would take 30 billion from the oil companies. that's the solution. before oilman bush got into office, the oil companies made 8 billion in profit. have I lost you yet? i'll slow down. this yr, 40 billion.

ok, the dollar is weak. fine, so let them keep 10 billion. but not 40.

the oil companies sell our oil on the world market, not to us for cheap. stupid. giving them offshore won't save dick.

they lie about investing the money in alternative energy, so take back the tax breaks, and regulate them. but bush apointees won't because he appointed oil men to regulate themselves. I bet you don't know any of this.

and don't you dare say they should be able to charge whatever they want, because I bet you don't know the 00-06 gop congress passed a law that the oil companies can NEVER be charged more than $56ish dollars a barrel for oil. Why when they gouge us?

There is no shortage of oil. They purposely lag on refining capacity.

Here is the last fact that i'm sure will go in one ear and out the other. They were making 8 cents on every dollar. now they make 9. That's not supply and demand.

 

[Jeepers]

Let the oil men keep their profits, (and I'm not just saying this because my wife's family is heavily vested in oil). Exxon is not to blame. They are just benefitting from the current system. Energy trading needs to be reregulated. This would keep down speculation runs on a precious and neccessary commodity. Check this out Pensito Review Closing Enron Loophole Would Drop Oil Prices 25% - 50% Overnight...

On the other hand, Congress and George Bush could take a step tomorrow that would create a drop in oil prices of between 25 and 50 percent overnight, simply by closing the Enron Loophole...Enron got a law passed containing what is now known as the Enron loophole. Where Gramm deregulated individual trades, the Enron loophole deregulated entire markets, online markets. Enron had just started its own online market, and set its sites on the state of California.

Over the next six months, California suffered 38 rolling blackouts, as Enron used artificial shortages, bogus deals and total knowledge of the market as sole owner of its own online market to triple California‘s energy bills. In the dark, regulators had less power than California did, leaving Enron laughing about it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The money you stole from those poor grandmothers in California.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, Grandma Millie, man.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, now she wants her (EXPLETIVE DELETED) money back for all the power you charged—jammed up her (EXPLETIVE DELETED) at 250 dollars a megawatt hour.

Isnt this the bill that the republicans held up last week? Why do republicans want high oil prices? Is it to convince the american public that we need to cut loose with some new oil contracts... Naaa .. Cant be that. Americans are too smart to be taken that way...

It does however bring a tear to my eye reading about all this concern you republicans have for the average American Joe out ther spending 4$ a gallon for gas...

When you get a chance to wipe off those crocadile tears, please go and give yourselves a hand. Without you cats, where would this country be?

Oh, btw.. the lame duck minority party will not be dictating the future of our energy policy.. Kudos Nancy for shutting down a bunch of disgruntled windbags who when were in power did absolutly nothing to procure any semblence of energy independance even after 9/11.

 

[editec]

Opposing more spending that we can not pay for is a good thing IMO, while Opposing even VOTING on drilling, is not.

Nancy is being an obstructionist all the way.

LET THEM VOTE.

Oh wait, it's to late now. Nancy bought a 6 week delay by blocking a vote and taking off on vacation.

What saints your Dems are indeed.

You re under the impression they are my Democrats?

Or that I think them saints?

How simple the world must be for you.

Black hats and white hats, eh?

If only..

 

[sealybobo]

Basic fact, additions to the supply will lower the cost. Whether people conserve gas by not driving, or more oil is drilled, the supply is still being added to, thus lowering cost. Do you expect everyone to just switch (right now) to an electric car? Millions and millions of machines and vehicles run off of oil right now. Until other technologies can and are made readily available for consumers, then the oil supply needs to be added to for relief at the pump.

Yes, a few cents a gallon, until Israel does a fly by on Iran and then speculators will raise them back up.

And as soon as John McCain wins, gas will go back up, for 3.5 yrs, then they'll lower them again a little before the 2012 election to dupe you again.