Local congressman supports domestic oil drilling
A local congressman pushes for more domestic oil drilling.
Republican Paul Ryan of Janesville tells WCLO's Stan Milam Show domestic oil production would reinvest more dollars in the US economy. Ryan says instead we are sending $1.5 billion dollars to other counties every day. Ryan says allowing more drilling would reduce our dependency on foreign oil. He says we have more oil under our ground in American, than all the Middle Eastern countries combined. He says Congress has made it illegal to go after 76% of it. Ryan also says drilling is much safer for the environment today, than it was just 10-years ago. Allowing more drilling on restricted lands would have an immediate affect on the bottom line according to Ryan, who says the price of a barrel of oil would drop $40.
He blames Democratic leadership for not allowing a vote on the bill.
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By GAZETTE STAFF 04/07/08
Jul 27, 2008 at 2:33 p.m.
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Just the Facts folks. that is the difference between what Ryan says and what really happens in the Senate and Congress. For the past two weeks the Dem Senate has been trying to pass the DRILL BILL. What is the DRILL BILL. We would use some of our reserve oil NOW to lessen the price of oil at the Pump. The reserve oil was paid for from our tax dollars and 97 percent full. Two...The oil companies should begin Drilling Now the 63 thousand acres of leases they have now. 33 thousands of these leases are off shore. Three Invest in new energy. The Republicans voted NO. Bush threatened to Veto..This week the Dems tried to again pass the DRILL BILL but tweaked it to give the Republicans what they wanted drilling in the Arctic. The Republicans wouldn't even vote. They again began to filibuster as they have done for more than seventy times since the Dems won a minimal majority. When they filibuster no voting gets done. It is not the Dems as Ryan says are stopping any energy progress is the Republicans and the Bush Administration. So Rep Ryan why are you not telling your constituents exactly what is going on. Have had enough of these half truths. C-Span is the only sorce of correct information.
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