Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
National Taxpayers Union
s2017-243.
s2017-243.
League of Conservation Voters
PROTECTING THE ARCTIC REFUGE.
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) sponsored an amendment to H.Con.Res. 71, the Budget Resolution. This amendment would remove the budget reconciliation instructions that paved the way for drilling in the pristine and sacred Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The indigenous Gwich’in people call the Arctic Refuge’s coastal plain “the sacred place where life begins,” reflecting the importance and the need to protect this special place. These reconciliation instructions for Arctic drilling were included in the Budget Resolution as an attempt to generate $1 billion in government revenue to somehow justify $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, but multiple analyses show that it is unlikely to raise anywhere close to even that amount. The Senate rejected the Cantwell amendment. The budget resolution, including the Arctic Refuge drilling instructions was adopted.
American Conservative Union
H Con Res 71 Drilling in ANWR.
The Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution eliminates the provision that will allow drilling for oil and natural gas in a small portion of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. This group supports increasing domestic energy production to provide affordable energy for all and opposed this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment..
The National Association of Manufacturers
S.AMDT. 1301 TO S.AMDT. 1116 To Strike Energy and Natural Resources Reconciliation Instructions in the FY 2018 Budget.
Vote on Amendment 1301 to H. Con. Res 71, the FY 2018 Budget Resolution, offered by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ed Markey (D-MA). This amendment would strike key Energy and Natural Resources Committee reconciliation instructions in the underlying bill, such as instructions for legislative proposals that can be considered under expedited reconciliation procedures and authority for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to facilitate, expand, and streamline leasing and exploration of energy and natural resources on federal lands.