How do you feel about US Senate voting to to kill Biden drilling rule?

[Cubus]

A group of Senate Democrats crossed the aisle Tuesday to blow a hole in former President Joe Biden’s environmental legacy.

With two Republican senators absent, the Senate voted 54-44 on a resolution that would undo an Interior Department rule affecting offshore drilling. Republicans were joined by three Democratic senators: Catherine Cortez-Masto and Jacky Rosen (both of Nevada) and John Hickenlooper of Colorado. It was the Senate's first action this year under the Congressional Review Act, which allows lawmakers to kill newly-issued rulemakings by simple majority.

The Biden rule the Senate targeted, currently compels oil and gas companies to produce an archaeological study before they’re allowed to drill, aiming to protect shipwrecks and other undersea cultural sites from drilling damage. Republicans have called it overly burdensome and a waste of money.

Hickenlooper appeared to agree: “It feels like there’s more paperwork without significant benefit. Democrats don’t like red tape any more than Republicans … It doesn’t improve drilling or wind or solar or anything out there, it really just creates work.”

Rosen said of her vote, "I don’t think it’s necessarily just about offshore drilling. We want to right-size regulations."

[RedInnocent69]

When you have no vision, you think short-term. The irony is, the YS has been energy self-sufficient, and a net exporter since Obama. All this drill-baby-drill BS is useless nonsense to help a few oil & gas billionaires get just that much richer, at the expense of the environment, health, and future prosperity

[OlderAndWiser]

The Democrat party needs to listen to the moderate voices in their party, or they will continue to implode.

[Cubus]

Who are "moderate Democrats"?

[OlderAndWiser]

Those who don't embrace a woke agenda, whose primary desire in life is not to hate conservatives.

[Cubus]

Which Democrats do you consider moderate?

[OlderAndWiser]

Joe Manchin immediately comes to mind.

[Cubus]

Manchin retired. I mean active politicians.

[OlderAndWiser]

Thanks for MHO!

[Cubus]

You're welcome

[dustybiker2]

It's toddlers running through the white house.
Personal attacks left and right.
"This gave me a boo-boo, and this gave me a boo-boo, and this gave me a boo-boo. Bam Bam Bam"

[TrueConfection]

Let’s see…additional paperwork and studies of fish habitats miles out in the deep blue sea vs lower cost of living for families (food on the table). I think it’s great!

[TrueConfection]

Thank you for the MHO 🩷

[Cubus]

You're welcome, lady

[Syntosi]

Meh, its just Republican brain-rot. The era of oil is already over. Fighting over environmental regulations in regards to drilling for more is like the mice fighting a civil war over the last slice of cheese on a sinking titanic.

[Dargil]

Which are more important to the American people? Shipwrecks or financial stability? Drill Baby Drill.

[Douglas1180]

I'll take energy Independence over shipwrecks any day.

[chrissykerdock]

anythin biden undo

[exitseven]

Great. Drill Baby Drill

[DrPepper12]

I could understand & accept that

[Pterodon]

I’m all for undoing everything Biden did