Breaking News Z.......Cantwell did the impossible!
Dear Washington MoveOn member,
Just moments ago, led by Sen. Maria Cantwell, the Senate voted down desperate efforts to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling proponents had shamefully attached Arctic drilling to a critical bill that provides our troops with the resources they need to keep us safe.
Supporters of Arctic drilling won't give up and they'll push for drilling again, perhaps even this week. But Cantwell, along with other key senators, won a huge victory today for the environment. Thank her for standing up and fighting efforts to drill in the pristine Arctic wilderness by signing our thank-you petition. Click here:
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Cantwell sounded like a fighter when she said this week, "This is nothing more than a sweetheart deal for Alaska and the oil companies. That's why I am prepared to use every procedural option available to me as a senator to prevent this language from moving forward."1 That's exactly what she did, leading a filibuster against the drilling bill and winning the critical vote against drilling. Republican leaders could call a re-vote, but they're more likely to strip the Arctic provision and pass the underlying bill to provide for the troops.
Sen. Cantwell is in a tough re-election fight against a well-funded Republican opponent who supports Arctic drilling.2 If she is defeated, we would lose her leadership on the Arctic and instead would have a friend of the oil companies trying to get drilling through the Senate at all costs.
Cantwell wasn't alone in this fight—Sens. Kerry, Reid, and Feinstein, among others, also played important roles—but she has been a consistent leader on environmental and energy issues. Over the past year she has not only led fights to stop drilling in Arctic, but she has fought for energy independence, to protect the Puget Sound and she led the fight to hold big oil executives accountable. Tell Sen. Cantwell thanks by signing the petition today:
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Thank you for your support. Sincerely,
–Eli, Adam, Nita, Rosalyn and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
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