Today marks the start of the third full week the House Republicans have taken to the floor of the House in protest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi shutting down the House and going on vacation for five weeks, without allowing a vote on their energy bill (The American Energy Act). This is a comprehensive all inclusive [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Energy’
Now Entering…Week 3
Posted in Politics, tagged Democrats, Energy, Gas Prices, Nancy Pelosi, republican on 18 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Energy Uprising Update
Posted in Politics, tagged Democrats, Energy, Gas Prices, Republicans on 15 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
House Republicans are still working hard, trying to help all of us with our energy costs, while Nancy Pelosi is on her book tour.
There were so many great quotes from today, I just recommend you read House Minority Leader John Boehner’s blog. I especially liked this one, though.
Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA):
“One of the things Congress [...]
Today’s Proceedings
Posted in Politics, tagged Democrats, Energy, Gas Prices, Republicans on 12 August, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There were some great quotes from the floor of the House today, and I wanted to pass them along.
Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA):
“Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats said they had a commonsense energy plan when gas was $2.10 a gallon. And then last year they voted on an energy bill that did not mention exploration, but did [...]
Could This Really Be Working?
Posted in Politics, tagged Democrats, Energy, Gas Prices, Republicans on 12 August, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Last night on CNN, Nancy Pelosi said she would allow a vote on offshore drilling. (Read the full story.)
In response to her comments, House Minority Leader John Boehner said the following:
“If Speaker Pelosi is truly sincere about having a vote on deep ocean oil and gas drilling to help bring down fuel costs, she should [...]
More on the Energy Revolt
Posted in Politics, tagged Democrats, Energy, Gas Prices, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans on 11 August, 2008 | 9 Comments »
A great quote from today:
Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)
“We’ve come here to talk about $4 gas…we’re dependent on dysfunctional countries like Venezuela for our energy. We need energy independence. This also means increasing research for renewable fuels, nuclear energy, and more conservation.”
This is very true! He hit the nail on the head!
This was also on House Minority [...]
Republican Energy Uprising – Day 6
Posted in Politics, tagged 2008 election, Dean Heller, Democrats, Energy, Gas Prices, Jon Porter, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Shelley Berkley on 8 August, 2008 | 3 Comments »
More members of the House took to the floor today to talk to the American people about their energy bill. While the hope is that Nancy Pelosi would be listening, I’m sure she’s turing a deaf ear to it all, too wrapped up in her book tour to worry about the energy crisis. I was [...]
The Great Republican Energy Revolt of 2008!
Posted in Politics, tagged 2008 election, Democrats, Energy, Liberals, Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Politics and Society, Republicans on 5 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
House Republicans are not taking this lightly, however. They are finally showing some guts and standing up to the Democrats for what is right and good for America! Today was day 3 of the House Republican Revolt. They are asking simply for an up or down vote on offshore drilling. Nancy [...]
