Pres. Obama enacted protections for our coasts, but Pres. Trump reversed these protections & opened up billions of acres to offshore oil & gas drilling. I led @AppropsDems in passing a FY20 Interior funding bill blocking this admin from spending funds on drilling in these areas.
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We’ll also vote this week to repeal part of the 2017
#GOPTaxScam that opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil & gas drilling. Trump & the GOP pitched oil & gas lease sales in#ANWR as a way to bring in an influx of revenue to offset their tax cuts for billionaires.pic.twitter.com/S9poSLhQ8y
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#ANWR leases won’t bring in the cash the GOP used to justify drilling in a wildlife sanctuary. So our@AppropsDems FY20 Interior funding bill blocks any lease bid that doesn’t bring in the $500 million in revenue the GOP promised.https://www.arctictoday.com/u-s-house-democrats-vote-to-block-anwr-drilling-if-leasing-bids-dont-deliver/ …Show this thread -
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@HouseDemocrats are working#ForThePeople to ensure taxpayers aren’t shortchanged by the GOP’s lack of foresight in opening up#ANWR in the first place & risking damage to delicate ecosystems for very little in return.Show this thread
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