Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment to bar Biden from selling oil goes down in massive bipartisan def
Source: Raw Story
defeat
For the last year, President Joe Biden has released a record amount of oil from America's petroleum reserves in order to increase oil supply and lower the price of gasoline that skyrocketed at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Thursday proposed an amendment that would have prevented Biden from selling oil in the future to combat high gas prices.
In justifying the amendment, Greene argued that "we need to chart a path back to energy independence and ensure President Biden is not able to sell our critical oil supplies to China and other enemy nations," this is why she wants to "prevent Biden from claiming an emergency to further reduce our strategic oil supplies."
It seems that the vast majority of members of Congress -- including the vast majority of her Republican colleagues -- thought that this was a bad idea, as a vote on the amendment ended with just 14 votes in favor and a whopping 418 votes opposed.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-s-amendment-to-bar-biden-from-selling-oil-goes-down-in-massive-bipartisan-defeat/ar-AA16MAbk?cvid=73ea0b2fdbc64a489c9650af7cf1b05f
CurtEastPoint
(18,639 posts)Justice matters.
(6,925 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,113 posts)Diamond_Dog
(31,977 posts)sakabatou
(42,146 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,971 posts)attached herself first to Trump to get elected and now to McCarthy to gain personal power at the expense of more experienced representatives. They can also see that her kooky statements and conspiracy nonsense makes all Republicans look bad.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,454 posts)Jesus, to think this moron got voted into Congress....
brush
(53,764 posts)on his ticket if he somehow gets the GOP nomination again for president.
Imagine that dummy as veep.
3catwoman3
(23,972 posts)iluvtennis
(19,849 posts)Klondike Kat
(810 posts)N/T
BOSSHOG
(37,043 posts)She may be more stupid then pence.
She doesnt know how to lead, govern or manage money.
She has conservative values. Pass that pejorative on.
OnlinePoker
(5,719 posts)Since I doubt Trump would win again, it may be a chance to get her lunatic ideas out of congress.
RevBrotherThomas
(838 posts)It's going to me a catfight between her and Kari Lake for VP.
bagimin
(1,333 posts)an even bigger drag on the ticket than el mungbrain himself.
BOSSHOG
(37,043 posts)Trump believes she might be his drag queen?
Cha
(297,137 posts)Stupid dt style amendment greene thing.
RussBLib
(9,006 posts)no idea, but take a hint, fool
JohnnyRingo
(18,624 posts)...and just when she thought she was large and in charge.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,129 posts)mpcamb
(2,870 posts)Are those 14 certified Jackasses driving the bus with 6 votes deciding House outcomes?
BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)China ain't buying our oil. They are buying cheap Russian oil.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60783874
The U.S., EU and others put an agreed-upon cap of $60/bbl on the price permitted to be offered for Russian oil as part of a sanctions package. Of course that is also a bargain for Europe as well.
dalton99a
(81,450 posts)Justice matters.
(6,925 posts)dalton99a
(81,450 posts)Warpy
(111,245 posts)Eventually somebody's going to take her bony ass aside and tell her she's there to look pretty and vote the way she's told to. I wonder how Miss Qbot is going to take that.
The woman is something beyond stupid.
niyad
(113,259 posts)Warpy
(111,245 posts)and that's enough for a lot of men.
She's also periliously close to 50 (next year) and when her waistline goes, so will she.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,582 posts)I imagine that's true for most of us. Where is the oil stored? How is it transported to the refineries? What agency is in charge of maintaining it? All she knows is that that it has something to do with Biden doing something positive to help the average person, and she -- like many Repugs -- can't stand that.
MT's quest for TFG's VP just lost one point.
Warpy
(111,245 posts)but she's far too arrogant for that and too stupid to understand the answer.
Biden didn't just do something to help the average American, he was helping people all over the planet when oil prices were being bid up far beyond reason. That's how the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is supposed to work and it drives Republicans crazy, they think it should just sit there until we need it for another war of corporate convenience.
I can answer all your questions, but I get about half my income from the awl bidness. The only sop to my environmental conscience is that the company that delivers the dividends is also funding some acquaintances of mine doing heavy research into alternative energy.
ETA: I should point out that when prices spike, so do my dividends. When the SPR happened, it let the steam out of those. I supported the release completely, it had to be done. Republicans only saw dollars escaping their grabby hands.
To a horse lover, maybe.
COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)They, unlike her, only kick when you deserve it!
PortTack
(32,754 posts)mwb970
(11,358 posts)COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)It's another thing what they're throwing around and calling horse shit!
Nictuku
(3,605 posts)I don't think she has the support that she thinks she has.
I hope the same thing happens with all of their right-wing bullshit nonsense.
For instance, I hope the same thing happens with any cutting off Ukraine in their time of need. I think things are going to get pretty active soon, and I hope that the Ukrainians are able to drive all the Russians out of their country. Slava Ukraine!
PortTack
(32,754 posts)To Ukraine. It should take them thru this year.
And yes
pray god they send the orcs packing this year!!
Slava Ukraine
Beachnutt
(7,311 posts)tonekat
(1,814 posts)Probably from the "Freedum" caucus.
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)Statistically Notable Votes
Vote District Party Representative
Aye FL 1st R Gaetz, Matt
Aye GA 14th R Greene, Marjorie
Aye IL 15th R Miller, Mary
Aye KY 4th R Massie, Thomas
Aye MO 7th R Burlison, Eric
Aye NY 3rd R Santos, George
Aye NC 8th R Bishop, Dan
Aye OK 2nd R Brecheen, Josh
Aye PA 10th R Perry, Scott
Aye TN 5th R Ogles, William
Aye TX 21st R Roy, Chip
Aye TX 27th R Cloud, Michael
Aye WI 6th R Grothman, Glenn
Aye WI 7th R Tiffany, Thomas
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h42
niyad
(113,259 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)niyad
(113,259 posts)idiots,
KPN
(15,642 posts)definitely on the skids. Lol!
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,745 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)Iris
(15,652 posts)Wuddles440
(1,121 posts)PortTack
(32,754 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)They barely have two functional neurons to rub together in the entire list. ❤️
PortTack
(32,754 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)ShazzieB
(16,368 posts)I love this! And it shows that she really is too extreme for even most of the Republicans! Only 14 votes supporting her amendment and 418 opposed. Talk about going down in flames!
I hope this is just the first of many, many ignominious bipartisan defeats for her. Sucks to be you, doesn't it, MTG? n
Justice matters.
(6,925 posts)A southern caribou barbie.
PortTack
(32,754 posts)orleans
(34,049 posts)...
(sing it with me):
...c....d..e....d..g.a.g
she's a fucking idiot
ZonkerHarris
(24,221 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,145 posts)What the flying fuck? Where is she hearing this horse hockey?
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Where else do you think she gets her misinfo?
Cheezoholic
(2,016 posts)illegitimate child.
LW1977
(1,234 posts)-Rocky Mountain Mike song parody, Some 1960s folk song I still dont the origin.
3catwoman3
(23,972 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)orangecrush
(19,532 posts)Russian puppet
littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)The teacher couldn't do a thing with him so every day he got "busy work" and he just did that the whole time. Poor thing.
Kev needs to give Marg some busy work. As it stands she's wasting the people's time. There ought to be a law against that.
❤️
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,412 posts)High oil prices? Hmmmmmm?
diva77
(7,639 posts)It doesn't matter whether the attention is good or bad or embarrassing or shameful. Attention is attention in social media and that's what it takes to accrue power if your only asset is shamelessness.
Skittles
(153,147 posts)disgusting
nwduke
(350 posts)Sarah Palin!😅😂🤪
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Sogo
(4,986 posts)Maybe then she'll finally come to realize that her ideas aren't so bright....
no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)She imagines that b/c she can get Kev McC to say "Yes, dear" to any and all of her demands, the rest of the Republicans will fall in line with her and him.
That's not the way the world works, Marge.
gademocrat7
(10,654 posts)in margie
mwb970
(11,358 posts)How are her plans to impeach Biden going? Her constituents must be thrilled with her representation of their needs in Congress.
twodogsbarking
(9,732 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Seeing how peoples "buddies" as Gas Buddy keep pimping the 4.00 per gallon gas in the next few months.
kimbutgar
(21,130 posts)moose65
(3,166 posts)We were never "energy independent" during Trump's presidency. We were a "net exporter" of oil products, which means that we exported more than we imported. This happened late in Trump's presidency ( and I think it continued through Biden's first year, but you'll never hear them say that)!
We were still importing lots of crude oil during that time.
Volaris
(10,270 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)Aussie105
(5,377 posts)There it is, out in the open - everything that is wrong with the GOP.
The smarter ones in the GOP try to hide it a bit, but not our Marge.
Loud and proud - way to go girl!
Hopefully GOP voters will see and go . . . this is NOT what I voted for!
ck4829
(35,045 posts)Emile
(22,668 posts)after such a crushing defeat, but not this ignorant idiot.