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Half-Century Man

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8. I am basing my statement on the contents of Ms. Baldwin's letter.

Reply to badtoworse (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 10:50 PM

Jan 2014

In the forth paragraph she says exports have doubled. In the fifth paragraph she asks the President to use executive powers to retard the exportation of propane during the winter.

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) appeals to the President to help Americans avoid freezing to death [View all] Scuba Jan 2014 OP

And thus the lie of our dependence on foreign fossil fuels die. Half-Century Man Jan 2014 #1

How much propane are we actually exporting? badtoworse Jan 2014 #3

This seems to be relevant Fumesucker Jan 2014 #4

I am basing my statement on the contents of Ms. Baldwin's letter. Half-Century Man Jan 2014 #8

I don't think it's that simple badtoworse Jan 2014 #12

It's an emergency for those on the edge who've already had food stamp cuts KoKo Jan 2014 #2

This is no fucking joke. I live in MN, when I tried to refill my propane tank in December, scarletwoman Jan 2014 #5

Electric space heaters? n/t moondust Jan 2014 #16

Yes, I have an electric space heater, which I'm already using in order scarletwoman Jan 2014 #18

I'm not sure you understand all the issues. Pipes burst when all you have is "space heaters." Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #19

Oil AND Propane have gone sky high here in NY also. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #17

*kick* dammit! scarletwoman Jan 2014 #6

Cutting food stamps, cutting heating aid, pushing the TPP.. woo me with science Jan 2014 #7

+1 jsr Jan 2014 #22

One-third of the natural gas in ND is burned off at the well to make quick money on oil. Coyotl Jan 2014 #9

I like Tammy Baldwin Beringia Jan 2014 #10

kick 840high Jan 2014 #11

A senator having to write a letter like that . . . Brigid Jan 2014 #13

Letters like this are fairly SOP jaysunb Jan 2014 #14

Thank you, jay. Cha Jan 2014 #15

Senators write these letters all the time ProSense Jan 2014 #20

Recommend jsr Jan 2014 #21

This is so sad. She shouldn't even have to ask. ananda Jan 2014 #23