Tom Petri - Should Congress lift the ban on offshore oil drilling?

Congress should not lift the ban on offshore oil drilling.

Petri voted to retain the moratorium.

posted by vizinertiaApproved 7/2/2008 6:02 PM

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Petri voted to retain the moratorium.

The Deep Ocean Energy Resources bill (sponsored by Bobby Jindal) would have lifted the moratorium on offshore drilling. Ed Markey proposed an amendment to strike the language that would lift the moratorium. A vote for the amendment was a vote to retain the moratorium.

H.Amdt. 1176: Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill lifting the 25-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling in environmentally sensitive areas offshore and to retain provisions designed to provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate existing leases., amending H.R. 4761 [109th]: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006.
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Aye WI-7 Obey, David [D]
Aye MA-1 Olver, John [D]
Aye NY-11 Owens, Major [D]
Aye NJ-6 Pallone, Frank [D]
Aye NJ-8 Pascrell, William [D]
Aye AZ-4 Pastor, Edward [D]
Aye NJ-10 Payne, Donald [D]
Aye WI-6 Petri, Thomas [R]
Aye NC-4 Price, David [D]
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Posted on 6/25/2008 12:09:12 PM by vizinertiaApproved 7/2/2008 6:02 PM

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