politico.com - 7/28/2008
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Despite having 52 co-sponsors, a bipartisan measure to double home heating assistance to poor families failed in the Senate on Saturday morning, falling victim to the ongoing stalemate over how to address high gas prices.
A vote to take up the popular bill failed 50-35, with 6 Republican co-sponsors voting against taking it up.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted ...
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... their cooling and heating bills.” Arguing that “the chamber should focus on crafting a comprehensive plan to address high energy costs before taking up specific pieces of the debate,” conservatives insisted that drilling for more “gas and oil” would do more to help struggling families pay for heating oil. Watch a compilation video of conservative senators pushing the false myth that drilling will help low-income families pay their heating bills: But drilling for oil will do nothing to “alleviate and bring down those natural gas prices for us.” As the Energy Information ...
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