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Wildlands & Wildlife:
Remove Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling from Budget Reconciliation

Our Position: support
Bill Number: S.AMDT.2358 to S.1932
Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Legislative Session: 2005

This amendment, offered by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), would strip Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling revenues from the budget reconciliation bill. It is part of the complicated and drawn out congressional budget process that unfortunately adds the highly controversial issue of Arctic drilling to an already contentious budget bill.

For decades, the oil industry and its allies in Congress have targeted the sensitive coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas development. Now they're using the nation's current crisis to forward their efforts. The truth is, the speculative amount of oil that could be had from the coastal plain would not put a dent in our dependence on foreign oil, would do nothing to strengthen our national security, and would not save consumers a dime.

Status

The amendment failed on November 3, 2005 with a vote of 48-51. 

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