can someone from the obstructionist republican party explain why their representatives voted against the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands bill?

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They're blocking it because it's a Democrat bill.

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Because its not in the areas that have the best chance for Oil. Maybe thats a big clue. You know like off the Gulf where the weather is more favorable for year around drilling.

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Ah, leave it to partisan bickering to fight over how best not to solve a crisis.

What am I saying, it's no crisis. THEIR gas is comped.

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Normally it is up to the author of the article to tell US the opposing position.

So much for objective journalism.

Well, the fact that they have leases (actually they pay nothing) on government land and are not doing anything to follow through sounds alot like not building new refineries. I would not put it past the billionaire CEOs and their executive teams to have already worked out what works best for making profits and diverting most of those profits into their own bank accounts. Building new oil fields means paying for it out of their profits.

I have no doubt that the Republicans are doing exactly what their oil corporation employers want.

Actually they aren't drilling on these lands because it’s not profitable.

Do you have any proof of your accusation that the corporations are "employed" by Republicans (I assume you mean Republican politicians) or are you just pulling the same oldie moldy from your back pocket?

Dyslexia? Er - you mean Republicans employed by oil corporations. My meaning is those oil corporations are heavy GOP donors. How else do you make sense of almost all Republicans in the Senate following the minority leader's directions to vote against eliminating subsidies to corporations making record breaking profits?

My mistake-

I would say that the GOP wants to expand drilling in order to increase supply- its just that simple.