Law Makers Fail to Pass Gas Measure

[lib2DaBone]

Source: Associated Press

As its last major act, the House passed by a 409-4 vote its first spending bill, a $72.7 billion measure awarding generous increases to veterans programs and military base construction projects.

More noteworthy however, was what Congress failed to do: pass energy legislation and other measures aimed at lowering the price of gasoline.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_go_co/congress;_ylt=Aquz_0bCvkSncQw.JxCsNHSs0NUE

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Gee.. I was hoping they could have done something with "Steroids in Baseball" before they went on vacation for 5 weeks.

[flvegan]

1. "Pass Gas Measure"

That's our Congress, just farting around.

[Javaman]

2. The title becomes worthless when including the last word. nt

[kirby]

3. Pssttt, MSM, nothing they passed would change the price

of gas right now. Stop spread false 'hope' that a quickly passed law would lower the price of gasoline anytime soon.

[Endangered Specie]

4. Someone needs to make a freudian slip detector...

and sell it to the AP

[winston61]

5. I got to give the props to Pelosi on this one-

it took some stones to stand up not only to the repukes, but to the oil lobby and the dumb ass uninformed public. At least they got this one right. If bush calls 'em back, tell him there still won't be a vote.

[maxsolomon]

6. did they get around to legalizing weed?

yeah, didn't think so.

another weekend as a criminal. :smoke: