Archive for July, 2008
Follow Up: Energy Speculation Bill Moving Forward
The Democratic backed oil speculation bill that failed to reach the required sixty votes last Friday, may now be gaining steam. Pressured by the August recess fastly approaching, Democratic leaders offered Republicans a few amendments to the bill that would hopefully move it forward. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered Republicans to have four amendments to [...]
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Oil Speculation Bill Blocked By Senate Republicans
Yesterday Friday July 25, 2008 the Senate Republicans blocked a bill aimed at controlling oil speculation. The Democratic backed bill fell just shy of the required sixty votes, with a final vote tally of fifty to forty-three. Record high oil and gasoline prices are being blamed as the result of excessive speculation on oil futures.
