Thursday, June 16, 2011

Hey boy, get a sweater!

The Senate voted today 73 - 27 to eliminate the federal subsidy for domestic ethanol AND eliminate the $0.54 per gallon tariff on imported ethanol!

Wow!

Before anyone gets too excited though, the Obama administration is not pleased:


"The White House issued a statement saying it was against a full repeal of ethanol subsidies, indicating it could use its veto power if the amendment continued to advance in Congress."


So I guess it's not expected to pass the House with a 2/3 majority?

Even so, kudos to the world's greatest deliberative body for actually getting one right for a change.



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6 comments:

  1. Pr1nc3_Ch4rm6:36 PM, June 16, 2011

    wow. excellent!

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  2. Ten Mile Island7:13 PM, June 16, 2011

    I'm shocked.
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  3. Anonymous8:56 PM, June 16, 2011

    How can this be "the world's greatest deliberative body"?

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  4. Norman9:12 PM, June 16, 2011

    This has to be one of the best things the Senate has done in a decade.

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  5. kebko11:15 PM, June 16, 2011

    Norman, that might be the saddest thing I've ever heard. One of the best things they've done in a decade is to undo one of the things they did in the decade. It's probably true, though.

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  6. Tom9:55 AM, June 17, 2011

    I half expected the link to go to The Onion. Still, kebko's point is sound: the only time Congress excels is when they UNdoing harm they previously did.

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