Cantwell vows Senate fight to stop oil drilling

[Eugene]

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Cantwell vows Senate fight to stop oil drilling
Democrat may lead filibuster to preserve Arctic refuge

By CHARLES POPE
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Maria Cantwell vowed Monday to keep the Senate in session until the brink of
Christmas to defeat legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

"If this language is allowed to stand, one of our nation's most pristine wildlife areas will be lost,"
Cantwell, a Democrat, said as she outlined plans by her party and its allies to defeat language
offered by Alaska Republican Ted Stevens to open ANWR.

"This is nothing more than a sweetheart deal for Alaska and the oil companies," Cantwell said.
"That's why I am prepared to use every procedural option available to me as a senator to prevent
this language from moving forward."

The showdown is likely to come Wednesday when the Senate is expected to vote to force an end to
debate. Sixty votes are needed to break a filibuster that Cantwell has promised. Neither side
would say whether it had the votes to prevail.

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Full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/252683_anwr20.html

[nofurylike]

1. outstanding. she is a powerful speaker! thank you posting, Eugene, eom

[Divine Discontent]

2. GO MARIA MARIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[nofurylike]

3. MUCH better said, thanks, themartyred!! YES!!! GO MARIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eom

[keopeli]

4. Well, it's about f*$ing time Cantwell does something right.

As far as I'm concerned, she doesn't have a great track record.

But she's up for election next year and needs something to get her campaign going.

I would consider her seat vulnerable as of today.

Maybe this will stop that threat.

[JudyM]

5. Links here to DU an email or a call to your senators to prevent drilling

To call - this now at a point of urgency - you can find you senators' phone numbers here:
http://senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

To write - use easy link below to get the message across to your senators. BTW if you want privacy you don't have to put in your street number -- I never do.
http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/stopthedrilling?rk=tp%5fjWun1szvwE

[DELUSIONAL]

6. I hope she does follow through

HOWEVER, it will take a lot more than this for me to vote for her.

I won't vote GOP -- I'll just not vote for anyone.

[gratuitous]

7. I hope she follows through, too

If you live in Washington, though, pour a little sugar on her show of spine and call her office, thanking her for standing up for what's right. You never know; it could be the beginning of a new Maria Cantwell.