Friday, February 17, 2012

House Passes Section Of Transportation Bill Consisting Only Of Earmarks To Big Oil

House Passes Section Of Transportation Bill Consisting Only Of Earmarks To Big Oil: pBy Jessica Goad, Manager of Research and Outreach, Center for American Progress Action Fund. Last night the House of Representatives passed part of the behemoth transportation bill it is considering over the next month on a 237-187 vote.  This section consisted solely of earmarks to Big Oil including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, [...]/p