Filibuster in the Senate!
by humphrey
Thu Apr 27, 2006 at 09:42:56 AM PDT
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) is currently filibustering the emergency spending bill in the Senate. He is offering an ammendment that would eliminate royalty relief for oil companies when the price of oil is above $50 a barrel. He simply wants a vote on his ammendment. This vote would eliminate subsidies to the oil companies costing billions of dollars. Obviously the Republicans do not want this ammendment to come to a vote as it would hurt big oil. It would put the Senators in a difficult position.
It can be watched live on C-span 2:
more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/27/124256/316
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