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Senate Democrats Begin To Embrace Deep Sea Exploration
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SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): “I’m Open To Drilling And Responsible Production.” (“Top Democrat May Back New Offshore Drilling: Report,” Reuters, 07/09/08)
SEN. BEN NELSON (D-NE): “We Have To Do Some Drilling. Let’s Accept The Fact That We Have To Do Some Drilling.” (Fox News’ “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” 07/07/08)
SEN. BLANCHE LINCOLN (D-AR): “I Think You Would Find A Lot Of Support For Offshore Drilling.” “I think you would find a lot of support for offshore drilling if it was tied to other things like -- renewable fuels, wind energy, solar energy & other renewable transportation fuels.” (“Offshore Drilling?” KNWA, 06/24/08)
SEN. BYRON DORGAN (D-ND): “I Support Drilling Offshore.” (Sen. Dorgan, Congressional Record, S.6351-2, 07/07/08)
SEN. MARY LANDRIEU (D-LA): “We Have To Drill In More Places As Quickly As We Can” “And we want to force the leadership of the Republicans and the Democrats to come to terms with reality, which is, we have to drill in more places as quickly as we can, of which I am a big proponent.” (Fox News’ “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” 07/08/08)
SEN. TOM CARPER (D-DE): “Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) Said He Sensed There Were Enough Votes From His Democratic Colleagues To Expand Offshore Drilling Into New Areas…” (“Dems Searching Their Souls On Drilling,” Politico, 07/10/08)
SEN. JOHN TESTER (D-MT): “[W]e Must Take Advantage Of Our Untapped Oil resources In Places Where It Makes Sense.” “Although our country cannot simply drill our way out of this energy crisis, we must take advantage of our untapped oil resources in places where it makes sense.” (“Guest Column From Senator Tester: Energy Independence This Independence Day,” 06/30/08)
SEN. SHERROD BROWN (D-OH): “Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Who Had Adamantly Opposed Such Drilling, Is Among Those Warming To The Idea. He says any exploration would have to be far from the coast and that the oil produced would be used in the United States, not abroad.” (“Do We Lift The Ban On Offshore Drilling?” The Columbus Dispatch, 07/11/08)
SEN. JIM WEBB (D-VA): “We Need To Look At All Our Assets.” “Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), fresh from his GI Bill victory, said that he is now making energy a major priority. ‘We need to look at all our assets,’ he said, suggesting a large package including expanded offshore drilling, alternative energy, nuclear power and technology to make coal cleaner.” (“Dems Searching Their Souls On Drilling,” Politico, 07/10/08)
SEN. MARK PRYOR (D-AR): “We Need To Really Sit Down And Talk About All The Options On The Table.” “Partisan bickering will not lower gas prices or put us on a course toward energy independence. … We need to really sit down and talk about all the options on the table, evaluate their merits and move full speed ahead on meaningful reform.” (Sen. Mark Pryor, Letter To Senators Harry Reid And Mitch McConnell, 06/26/08)
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| Permalink Posted: July 14, 2008 at 6:01:15 PM EDT |
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