Democrats New Oil Bill

The Democrats, lead by Nancy Pelosi, brought a bill to the floor today that they say would allow for more drilling. When actually it does not.

Here is the skinny on the bill.

1. Democrats are calling this a drilling bill, but it would actually prohibit drilling in more than 80 percent of the country's oil reserves.

2. The bill includes no revenue sharing with state governments from drilling, giving states no incentive to allow for oil and natural gas exploration in their waters.

3. The bill blocks clean, safe nuclear power production, prohibits the construction of new clean coal production facilities, and does not include plans to build more American oil refineries.

4. Worst of all it raises taxes and increases the cost of energy for families and businesses by creating electricity mandates.

The way that the Democrats are bringing this bill to the Floor bars any amendments, making this a Democrat written bill. That means Republicans have no say in it and will have to veto it.

This is their way to try to tell Americans that Republicans don't want to help you, when it is actually Democrats using our troubles for pure political reasons.

Roll Call a Capitol Hill paper says "The biggest question remaining in this Congress is whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) really want to cut a deal with the White House before the elections to allow more offshore oil drilling ? or whether they are going through an elaborate exercise to give their Members a heaping dose of political cover?"