It has been discovered that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, tried to sneak in an extension of an expired ban on oil shale drilling into the appropriations continuing resolution (CR).
From The Heritage Foundation:
Leave it to Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid to crash the Energy Freedom party. Not only is he crashing the party, he’s doing so through the side door where he thinks no one can see him.
Just when it appeared that we could celebrate Congress lifting the ban on oil shale, Senator Reid “has decided to sneak an extension of the oil shale ban through as Congress fights over the financial bailout.”
Thanks to Senator Jim DeMint and his blog for alerting the public and providing the text of the legislation:
Sec 1602 continues ban on oil shale. The language follows: SEC. 1602. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 152 of division A of H.R. 2638 (110th Congress), the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, the terms and conditions contained in section 433 of division F of Public Law 110–161 shall remain in effect for the 19 fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.
This comes as both a stunning and ridiculous development; Americans are still coping with high energy prices and coming to grips with a plan to bailout Wall Street, and Senator Reid is denying access to potentially one of America’s most abundant energy reserves.
Thank goodness Reid's chicanery had been discovered and removed. Remember, the Democrats want you to pay high prices at the gas pump!
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