DELAY IT ON THICK
Republican leaders said yesterday they were hopeful that the U.S.
House would vote to allow oil and natural gas drilling in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.  Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the
House majority whip, said, "We feel very, very confident we will be
able to crack the backs of radical environmentalists."  The Arctic
Refuge provision is part of the broad energy bill up for discussion
on the House floor today.  The bill would grant oil and gas companies
as much as $15 billion in tax cuts over the next decade.  During
debate on the bill, the House will vote on an amendment to raise the
average fuel-efficiency of SUVs and light trucks to 27.5 miles per
gallon by 2007.

straight to the source:  New York Times, Lizette Alvarez and Joseph
Kahn, 01 Aug 2001
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/01/politics/01ENER.html>

straight to the source:  USA Today, Jonathan Weisman, 01 Aug 2001
<http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20010801/3521370s.htm>

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