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BREAKING NEWS: Senate Defeats Effort to Open Arctic Refuge to Oil Companies
April 18 - The U.S. Senate rejected an effort by Alaska's Senators and the oil industry to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling. Strong opposition to oil drilling, including messages from over 70,000 Environmental Defense Action Network activists like you, helped sink this effort. This is a big victory for the environment, the wildlife that call the Arctic Refuge home, and for future generations. Congratulations. We DID make a difference! The bill to open the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling was rejected 46-54.
While the Senate's rejection of oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a victory, the House of Representatives passed an energy bill last Fall that would allow oil companies to exploit this majestic wilderness area. The House and Senate may have to reconcile their differences on the issue - stay tuned for future action alerts.
How did your Senator vote on Arctic Drilling? A YEA vote supported oil drilling in the Arctic. A NAY vote opposed oil drilling in the Arctic.
46 YEAS -- Akaka (HI) Frist (TN) McConnell (KY) Allard (CO Gramm (TX) Miller (GA) Allen (VA) Grassley (IA) Murkowski (AK) Bennett (UT) Gregg (NH) Nickles (OK) Bond (MO) Hagel (NE) Roberts (KS) Breaux (LA) Hatch (UT) Santorum (PA) Brownback (KS) Helms (NC) Sessions (AL) Bunning (KY) Hutchinson (TX) Shelby (AL) Burns (MT) Hutchison (AR) Specter (PA) Campbell (CO) Inhofe (OK) Stevens (AK) Cochran (MS) Inouye (HI) Thomas (WY) Craig (ID) Kyl (AZ) Thompson (TN) Crapo (ID) Landrieu (LA) Thurmond (SC) Domenici (NM) Lott (MS) Voinovich (OH) Ensign (NV) Lugar (IN) Warner (VA) Enzi (WY)
54 NAYS --- Baucus (MT) Dodd (CT) Lincoln (AR) Bayh (IN) Dorgan (ND) McCain (AZ) Biden (DE) Durbin (IL) Mikulski (MD) Bingaman (NM) Edwards (NC) Murray (WA) Boxer (CA) Feingold (WI) Nelson (FL) Byrd (WV) Feinstein (CA) Nelson (NE) Cantwell (WA) Fitzgerald (IL) Reed (RI) Carnahan (MO) Graham (FL) Reid (NV) Carper (DE) Harkin (IA) Rockefeller (WV) Chafee (RI) Hollings (SC) Sarbanes (MD) Cleland (GA) Jeffords (VT) Schumer (NY) Clinton (NY) Johnson (SD) Smith (NH) Collins (ME) Kennedy (MA) Smith (OR) Conrad (ND) Kerry (MA) Snowe (ME) Corzine (NJ) Kohl (WI) Stabenow (MI) Daschle (SD) Leahy (VT) Torricelli (NJ) Dayton (MN) Levin (MI) Wellstone (MN) DeWine (OH) Lieberman (CT) Wyden (OR)
