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How about walk in there and do them both....Or are too many folks in the Oilmens and K Streets pockets.... :???:

A new Rasmussen Reports national survey, taken last night (Monday), finds that 45% think placing more restrictions on energy speculators is more important , while 42% take the opposite view that allowing offshore oil drilling is more important.

A major partisan divide on the issue, like the split in Congress, is evident, however. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Republicans say lifting the ban is the highest priority, while 59% of Democrats – and 48% of unaffiliated voters -- say controlling speculators is more important. Only 29% of unaffiliateds say lift the ban first.

In the latest survey, 46% oppose the present GOP congressional strategy of blocking other energy legislation until a vote on the offshore ban is allowed, but 28% support it. Even more Republicans (44%) are against their congressional leaders’ strategy than for it (38%).

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota released the following statement today regarding the floor vote
on H.R. 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008:

"With the support of more than 290 Members of Congress, including more than 75 Republicans, H.R. 6604 was well on its way to being
passed over the two-thirds vote requirement, sending a clear signal that transparency and enforcement would return to the
commodities and futures markets. Then Republican leadership demanded that Members change their votes in order to protect President
Bush
.


H.R. 6604 is a bipartisan bill that passed the Agriculture Committee by voice vote. It is the product of a comprehensive series of
hearings to examine the issues surrounding futures trading from all sides. And it clearly has enough support to pass this House.
We will continue to pursue meaningful steps to address the conditions that have thrown some futures markets into disorder and hope
that Members will have the courage of their convictions to join us."
 
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