DFL LAUNCHES FALSE ATTACK ON COLEMAN'S ANWR VOTE
The lies:
"'Sen. Coleman broke his promise and caved to Republican Party leaders,' said State Chairman Brian Melendez. 'He seemed to have conviction about the sanctity of ANWR, right up until the chips were down.'" Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2005
The facts:
Norm Coleman has voted against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) every time it has come up and he will continue to vote against it.
Had there been a vote on drilling in ANWR, Coleman would have voted against it. He even stated he would have voted against the Defense Appropriations Bill because drilling in ANWR had been included in the bill.
Coleman voted for cloture on the Defense Appropriations Bill, which simply meant that debate would end on the bill and it would go to the floor of the Senate for an up or down vote.
Coleman later voted to strip the ANWR provision from the Defense Approptiations Bill.
"'I'm pleased I had a chance to cast a vote to strip ANWR,' Coleman said in an interview late Wednesday night. 'And I'm pleased we were able to pass a defense bill without ANWR.'" Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2005
"'Sen. Coleman broke his promise and caved to Republican Party leaders,' said State Chairman Brian Melendez. 'He seemed to have conviction about the sanctity of ANWR, right up until the chips were down.'" Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2005
The facts:
Norm Coleman has voted against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) every time it has come up and he will continue to vote against it.
Had there been a vote on drilling in ANWR, Coleman would have voted against it. He even stated he would have voted against the Defense Appropriations Bill because drilling in ANWR had been included in the bill.
Coleman voted for cloture on the Defense Appropriations Bill, which simply meant that debate would end on the bill and it would go to the floor of the Senate for an up or down vote.
Coleman later voted to strip the ANWR provision from the Defense Approptiations Bill.
"'I'm pleased I had a chance to cast a vote to strip ANWR,' Coleman said in an interview late Wednesday night. 'And I'm pleased we were able to pass a defense bill without ANWR.'" Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2005
2 Comments:
I wish he would change his vote anyway we need to be drilling in Alaska. This is one of the few things I don't agree on with Mr. Coleman.
Looks like the DFL is pulling a Republican two-step.
John Kerry did the same thing- he voted for a bill that was supporting the finances needed for the troops, then after the water-logged the defense appropriations bill with pork, he voted against it.
So Slick Norm voted against Drilling in ANWR then turned around and voted for Drilling in ANWR.
Where are the swift boaters when you need them.
Maybe I'll start raising money to run the commercials now.
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