Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
If the Democrat-controlled Congress is stopping the repeal of off-shore drilling, why didn't the Republicans do anything about it when they were in control for 6 years???


Actully, the Republicans have controlled Congress since 1994. But they didn't have the votes to override a Presidential veto during the Clinton administration. For the last 6 years however, with a Republican President, they didn't need any such votes.

Like I tell my students, Republican or Democrat, the US Congress is a political entity and operates in a political world. That sounds kind of "Duh", but some people just refuse to understand that.


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