Tuesday
Sep162008
Energy bill goes to the House floor
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 3:16PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other House Democrats announced an upcoming vote in the House on what they called a comprehensive energy bill. "It's time for an oil changes," said Pelosi. She said that the bill will meet the "all of the above" strategy that House Republicans have called for. Pelosi was joined by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-Ill.)
Clyburn perhaps had the strongest criticism for his Republican colleagues for their previous "drill here, drill now" slogan calling it the "methadone treatment for oil addiction."
Hoyer, the House majority leader, said that with energy legislation on the floor the Democrats will find out, "if what we are most interested in are solutions or campaign slogans." He explained that Republicans have been calling to let energy legislation on the floor and now that the Democrats have moved their bill they will have the chance to vote on "comprehensive legislation."
Pelosi was also very critical of John McCain saying that given the "fragility of our institutions" it was wrong for McCain to say that the economy is fundamentally sound. "Is a 500 point drop in the stock market sound?" she said as she criticized President Bush as "a bad manager."
Clyburn perhaps had the strongest criticism for his Republican colleagues for their previous "drill here, drill now" slogan calling it the "methadone treatment for oil addiction."
Hoyer, the House majority leader, said that with energy legislation on the floor the Democrats will find out, "if what we are most interested in are solutions or campaign slogans." He explained that Republicans have been calling to let energy legislation on the floor and now that the Democrats have moved their bill they will have the chance to vote on "comprehensive legislation."
Pelosi was also very critical of John McCain saying that given the "fragility of our institutions" it was wrong for McCain to say that the economy is fundamentally sound. "Is a 500 point drop in the stock market sound?" she said as she criticized President Bush as "a bad manager."
Reader Comments (2)
The bill shuts down drilling option and works opposite of the what this country needs, more domestically produced oil!
Drilling would be good. The only short term solution with long term affects is efficiency. Hydrogen, electric, and battery power is way off.
We need to make what we have now better.
And, Pelosi and Reed should take their comedy brand of politics on the road.