Certain Desperate Congressmen 
Scrambling for Arctic Refuge Drilling Legislation

This past March both houses of Congress released their annual budgets. The Senate predictably and unwisely included drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in their budget, while the House took the bold, commendable stand that the Arctic Refuge will not be put on the auction block for Big Oil.

Seeing that the divisive issue was all but dead, pro-Drilling Congressmen have been in a frenzy trying to find any place to shoe-horn in legislation that would allow drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Last year Alaska Senator Ted Stevens help money for our troops hostage and was soundly defeated. What new low will they hit this year?

While it is uncertain what vehicle the pro-drilling Congressmen will choose, it is sure that they will again foolishly attempt to deceive the American people with tales of falling gas prices, free money and energy independence, none of which more drilling anywhere in America will provide us.

Thankfully, the American people and the Arctic Refuge have champions in Congress who will fight to keep the Arctic Refuge Drill free. With your support we will continue to lead the fight to protect the Refuge in 2006 and beyond.