tonight's the night
This via Dennis Kucinich's (D-OH, MCDWMLRMA**)mailing list:
Once again, some of our elected Representatives are pushing to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR].
On May 19th, Rep Pombo, Richard W. [R] introduced H.R.5429, “To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.”
It is expected that Rep Pombo will try to force a vote on this bill this week, maybe as early as Wednesday, May 24th (tomorrow or today, depending on when you read this), which calls for drilling in the Arctic Refuge.
We would like to urge you to contact your representative and make certain they know that you want them to oppose this bill and any drilling in ANWR. There may be some Representatives who would like to return to their districts during the upcoming break and claim they helped lower gas prices by voting for this bill.
Remind them that drilling in the Arctic Refuge will lower gas prices only a penny a gallon in 2025.
Congress should oppose drilling in ANWR and focus on developing clean, renewable energy resources, along with promoting fuel efficiency.
It seems that some Representatives believe that if they keep bringing Arctic Refuge drilling up for a vote over and over again, eventually you will give up! We urge you not to.
Cap Switchboard @202-224-3121, House website link, as well as Congress.org page.
** Member of Congress Dex Will Most Likely Resemble in Middle Age.
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