"Slacker" Democrats

[BadDog]

House Democrats finish '100 hours' agenda by passing oil revenue bill

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Democrats brought their "100-hour" legislative agenda to a successful close Thursday evening with passage of legislation designed to force oil and gas companies to pay more royalties on some offshore leases and end subsidies and tax deductions they have been receiving amid record prices for crude.

The final vote on the bill -- the sixth of six items Democrats had vowed to pass in 100 hours of legislative action -- was 264 to 163, with 36 Republicans crossing the aisle to support the Democrat-sponsored bill.

The House finished work on all six measures in about 42 hours of floor time, less than half the limit set on their self-imposed clock. However, the legislation must still navigate the Senate, which tends to operate at a more leisurely pace, and could also face President Bush's veto pen.

[XtremeJibber2001]

House Democrats finish '100 hours' agenda by passing oil revenue bill

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Democrats brought their "100-hour" legislative agenda to a successful close Thursday evening with passage of legislation designed to force oil and gas companies to pay more royalties on some offshore leases and end subsidies and tax deductions they have been receiving amid record prices for crude.

The final vote on the bill -- the sixth of six items Democrats had vowed to pass in 100 hours of legislative action -- was 264 to 163, with 36 Republicans crossing the aisle to support the Democrat-sponsored bill.

The House finished work on all six measures in about 42 hours of floor time, less than half the limit set on their self-imposed clock. However, the legislation must still navigate the Senate, which tends to operate at a more leisurely pace, and could also face President Bush's veto pen.

So ... what are the Dem's in the Senate going to do? Hopefully not sit on their hands like the Republicans have ....

[Dr. NO]

So, basicaly after 100 hours the major bill they passed was to penelize the OIL and GAS companies for excessive profits by taxing them more. Um Where you think those taxes will show up? yep, at the pump and in your heating bills. THANKS BUNCHES BOYS! Bunch of A-holes.

Good side is, if they keep that up, people will be pissed in 2 years and dump em all again.

[DMC_Freeride]

So, basicaly after 100 hours the major bill they passed was to penelize the OIL and GAS companies for excessive profits by taxing them more.

Also finished in the "100 hour" stretch, which took 87 hours in real legislative time, were bills to raise the federal minimum wage, implement port security measures and other recommendations of the 9/11 commission, expand embryonic stem cell research, give Medicare authority to negotiate lower prescription drug costs and cut interest rates on student loans.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/19/ ... index.html