- CBS News: House Republicans Go Back On The Floor Monday To Talk Gas Prices
- "In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) hailed Friday’s action, which was led by Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Tom Price (R-GA), and others, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going," said a press release just released by Minority Leader Boehner's office.
Friday the Democrats went into recess but the Republicans refused to recess and continued debating in the house ... The recess was called before, and blocking, a vote on energy policy.
“It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering,” Boehner and Blunt said in the memo. “The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.”
Moveon targets House GOP members who refused to Recess
Likely this effort will backfire like General Petraeus attack did. GOP is adding some firepower Newt Gingrich rolled through the House to provide some PR firepower for the GOP
Dont Go Movement, a new site created, indicates that the GOP members are going to stand firm.
Pelosi Blinks on Drill Now Vote
- Human Events: Pelosi Blinks on Energy Vote
- In the showdown between House Republicans and Speaker Nancy Pelosi over an up-or-down vote on increasing American oil supply by opening up offshore drilling, Pelosi blinked before a national TV audience on Larry King Live Monday night. When asked by King about bringing Congress back into session for a vote, Pelosi responded in part, “[Republicans] have this thing that says drill offshore in the protected areas. Well, we can do that. We can have a vote on that.”