Anwr again!

Senators Call on Frist to Keep Arctic Drilling Out of Budget



Cantwell, coalition of senators oppose any measure to circumvent legislative process by attaching Arctic drilling to must-pass budget bill



WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John Kerry (D-MA), and 14 other senators made clear their deep opposition to any move to authorize drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge through the budget process.

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“Big oil’s Republican allies are once again trying to hijack the budget to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” said Senator Kerry. “Just how many times will Democrats and many Republicans have to reject this bad idea before real energy security gets addressed in a serious way? ANWR has become the great white whale for some drill-at-all-costs ideologues who refuse to acknowledge we can’t drill our way to energy independence, we have to invent our way there. It’s time to stop wasting the American people’s time with this giveaway to big oil and put some real energy solutions on the table for consideration.”
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