“Drill here, drill now.” — Senator David Vitter, September 22, 2009
On September 23 2009, the U.S. Senate voted to reject legislation by Senator David Vitter which would have forced the federal government to allow offshore oil drilling to proceed, even if environmental or safety concerns arose. 42 U.S. Senators voted for Vitter’s idea. In the wake of the Montara oil spill in Indonesia and the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, their names should be noted:
If you find one of your senators here, click on that senator’s name for contact information, then give his or her office a call. Ask why pushing for forced offshore oil drilling regardless of environmental or safety concerns was ever a good idea. Listen carefully to the answer and ask yourself whether your senator deserves to remain in office.
