Marvelous: Pelosi/Dems say “Drill Nothing” or we’ll shut down government
September 23, 2008 by Laura | Trackback URI
The poison pill to end all poison pills - they’ve slipped a “drill nothing” provision into the Continuing Resolution and without its passage, government will have to shut down. Well, “drill nothing” is a slight exaggeration, but it sharply limits drilling and adds permanent bans on quite a lot. That’ll do wonders for the economy.
Breaking News: Pelosi ‘No Energy’ Bill Part of House Draft CR - HUMAN EVENTS
Congress must pass a continuing resolution before September 30 in order to prevent a government shut-down for lack of funding.
(The Democratic leadership has managed to do what hasn’t been done for about 70 years: go through an entire year without passing a single appropriations bill. Without appropriations measures, government agencies lack funds to operate. The CR will include measures to keep all agencies going at least until congress returns either later this year or when it reconvenes next year.)
Senate sources tell HUMAN EVENTS this draft is dead on arrival.
However, there is every reason to believe that this maneuver will be repeated later this week, and that the House and Senate Democrats will make it a part of any deal with the President on his financial bailout package.
Stay tuned. This is getting uglier by the moment.
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