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  May 18, 2011, 12:47 pm

Sen. Hatch: Obama must have 'dumbbells' advising him on energy

By Josiah Ryan

Utah Republican said he is baffled by the president's decision to support Brazil in developing its oil reserves.

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  May 18, 2011, 12:23 pm

Murkowski calls on Senate to approve 'modest' GOP energy bill

By Pete Kasperowicz

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Wednesday called on her Senate colleagues to approve a Senate Republican energy bill that would restart offshore oil leases, just one day after the Senate failed to advance a Democratic bill.

"If there is one word that should be used to describe this bill, it would be 'modest,'" she said on the floor. "Everything within it is straightforward. Nothing is outlandish, nothing goes too far, there's no poison pills in it."

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  May 18, 2011, 10:54 am

McConnell: Dems playing politics with energy crisis

By Josiah Ryan

Democrats are using high gas prices as an excuse to play politics rather than offering real solutions, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) charged Wednesday.

"Once again Democrats have been faced with a crisis and done their best to turn it into a political exercise rather than doing something to help and create jobs," McConnell said on the Senate floor.

"They pushed a tax on energy because evidently some of their leaders think it polls well," he said, referring to a Democratic bill that would have stripped the five largest oil-producing companies of $21 billion in tax breaks over the next decade.

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  May 17, 2011, 8:42 pm

Reid files cloture on judicial nominee

By Josiah Ryan

Reid's move sets up a Thursday vote on controversial appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu.

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  May 17, 2011, 6:53 pm

Senate rejects bill to cut oil tax breaks

By Andrew Restuccia

The Senate voted not to advance the Democratic bill that would cut billions in tax breaks for big oil companies.

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  May 17, 2011, 5:27 pm

Rand Paul: Obama administration an ‘enemy to production’

By Josiah Ryan

The Obama administration is an “enemy to production” and is responsible for high gas prices, freshman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday.

“Demand for oil and gas is outstripping supply,” said Paul. “Why don't we have more supply? Because the current administration is basically an enemy to production, an enemy to drilling, an enemy to all things related to energy.”

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  May 17, 2011, 4:27 pm

Senate Dems seek FTC investigation into alleged gasoline price fixing

By Pete Kasperowicz

Four Senate Democrats this week asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether U.S. oil refineries are purposefully cutting back capacity levels in order to keep gasoline prices high.

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  May 17, 2011, 4:04 pm

Sen. Murkowski says Democrats are 'punishing' Big Oil for making money

By Josiah Ryan

Sens. Murkowski and Boxer jousted on the Senate floor Tuesday regarding the repeal of tax breaks for Big Oil.

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  May 17, 2011, 3:49 pm

Sen. Landrieu calls Senate oil-tax vote 'entertainment'

By Pete Kasperowicz

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu (La.) said Tuesday's planned Senate vote to raise taxes on oil companies is mere "entertainment," and accused her fellow Democrats of picking on companies that already pay a higher proportion of taxes than many other industries.

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  May 17, 2011, 2:41 pm

White House supports Senate bill to end 'wasteful subsidies' to oil companies

By Pete Kasperowicz

The Obama administration on Tuesday said it "strongly supports" a Senate bill that would increase taxes on oil companies, which the Senate was debating Tuesday afternoon but was expected to reject in a vote Tuesday evening.

In a Statement of Administration Policy, the White House said it has put forward a plan to cut U.S. oil imports by one-third by 2025 and increase domestic production. "It is also clear that there are much more responsible ways to utilize the billions in taxpayer dollars provided to oil and gas companies through unwarranted tax breaks," it said.

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