McCain, Graham, Collins vote with Dems to block overerturning of Obama-era drilling rule, 51-49

[Norbert9]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-blocks-moves-overturn-obama-143841333.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising win for environmentalists and Democrats and a blow to the fossil-fuel industry, the Senate on Wednesday failed in a bid to reverse an Obama-era regulation restricting harmful methane emissions that escape from oil and gas wells on federal land.

The vote was 51-49 in the Republican-led Senate with three GOP lawmakers — Maine's Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona — joining forces with the Democrats to block efforts to overturn the rule.

[drray23]

1. tide is turning...

maybe more gop senators will be inclined to buck their party given the current disaster that is this administration..

[Norbert9]

2. We only need three Jeffords's

[nikibatts]

3. Good for them.

Now if only they were not blinded by their hate for Hillary, maybe we can get the Russia investigation going full steam and impeach Trump.

[karynnj]

14. I doubt it has anything to do with their view of HRC at this point

First of all, many Senate Republicans know her personally and do not hate her. Second, finding that Trump was cooperating with the Russians would not mean that he is kicked out and replaced by HRC. That is not the law.

What would happen is that if he were involved, he would be impeached and Pence would become President. In the event they find Pence also was involved, the likelihood is that they would follow the Agneau, then Nixon path. The President would then be someone who the Senate could confirm -- like Ford was.

There is nothing in the Constitution that would immediately have a new election OR that would say that with everything that happened, HRC should be made President.

[yallerdawg]

4. 3 Republicans just made Democrats very happy!

I could get used to this!

[lostnfound]

6. Thye just made anyone who cares about the planet happy!

Which probably includes at least a smattering of moderate republicans.

[CrispyQ]

5. We need to email these senators & encourage them to put country before party.

Someone needs to push for an independent investigation.

[marybourg]

7. McCain is my Senator. I just e-mailed him

to thank him, using those exact words, which I close every communication to him with.

[L. Coyote]

8. Time to convert a few republicans over to Democrats and take the majority.

[Achilleaze]

9. Take that, you draft-dodging republican sleazeball casino sharpie TRAITOR

[Guilded Lilly]

10. Very good. Very good.

[wildeyed]

11. Oh wow.

Good news.

[Tatiana]

12. Very interesting.

Collins, I get. McCain, I get. Graham is surprising, considering how much water he has been carrying for Trump of late.

[Luciferous]

13. Good!

[Amaryllis]

15. Just WOW. Something hopeful. That is really a surprise and wonderful news.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. So is this a non-win for Drumpf?

[Honeycombe8]

17. Very interesting. I guess their states don't rely mainly on the O&G business? Dunno. nt

[Marthe48]

18. Thank you for protecting our environment

Hope this is a rising tide