Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Budget Bill Contains Gifts for Big Business.
Deb Callahan - President, League of Conservation Voters
Depending on how Congressional negotiators hammer out a final budget bill, it could be big corporations that rush to a federal land give-away at the expense of taxpayers.
Tucked into the recently-passed House budget bill, California Republican Rep. Richard Pombo's provision would raid public lands by offering deep discounts to mining companies, who can then develop the land as they see fit -- for mining operations, housing developments, or whatever is on their wish-list. The New York Times calls Rep. Pombo's scheme "legislative robbery" and "a blatant fraud on the American people."
Big Oil's wish-list includes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- but thanks to a bipartisan effort, the House refused to gift this pristine habitat in their bill. The Senate version, however, does include reckless language to open the Arctic Refuge to oil extraction.
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Deb Callahan - President, League of Conservation Voters
Depending on how Congressional negotiators hammer out a final budget bill, it could be big corporations that rush to a federal land give-away at the expense of taxpayers.
Tucked into the recently-passed House budget bill, California Republican Rep. Richard Pombo's provision would raid public lands by offering deep discounts to mining companies, who can then develop the land as they see fit -- for mining operations, housing developments, or whatever is on their wish-list. The New York Times calls Rep. Pombo's scheme "legislative robbery" and "a blatant fraud on the American people."
Big Oil's wish-list includes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- but thanks to a bipartisan effort, the House refused to gift this pristine habitat in their bill. The Senate version, however, does include reckless language to open the Arctic Refuge to oil extraction.
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