WH opposes sharing larger $ of offshore drilling royalties with Red States

[rainbow4321]

"But, but,..George...we PUT you there..how could you thumb your nose at us??"

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8AODP6O1.html


The White House's Office of Management and Budget issued a policy statement Tuesday that said the administration opposes a measure that would authorize giving $500 million a year to Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. It is contained in a national energy bill that is up for debate in Congress.

"The federal government does share royalties with coastal states — more than $3 trillion to date, in fact. Changing this amount only increases the budget deficit and diminishes the benefit the rest of the nation receives from these national resources," Scott Milburn, the office's press secretary, said Wednesday.

Gov. Kathleen Blanco has called revenue-sharing the best source of funding to fix the coast, which scientists say could lose another 700 square miles of wetlands by 2050 if nothing is done.

Blanco said in a statement Tuesday that the Bush administration's stance was "offensive," adding it was unfair that states that allow drilling on their land receive billions in royalties while coastal states that suffer consequences from offshore drilling do not get as much.

[chalky]

1. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Yeah, I'm in Texas, but still....

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...hee hee hee hee hee hee....whew!
That's a good one!