Republican Members of the House of Representatives Hold a Media Availability Before Their Floor Protest

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Republican Members of the House of Representatives Hold a Media Availability Before Their Floor Protest

HOUSE REPUBLICANS HOLD A MEDIA AVAILABILITY BEFORE THEIR FLOOR PROTEST

AUGUST 7, 2008

SPEAKERS: REP. ROY BLUNT, R-MO., HOUSE MINORITY WHIP

REP. JOE L. BARTON, R-TEXAS

REP. MICHAEL C. BURGESS, R-TEXAS

REP. DEAN HELLER, R-NEV.

REP. STEVE SCALISE, R-LA.

REP. LOUIE GOHMERT, R-TEXAS

[*] BLUNT: Well, if you could see this poster here, you'd see Tim Holden saying "I'm for offshore drilling. It needs to be part of a multipronged approach." You could see Don Cazayoux calling for a drilling vote; Jason Altmire saying, "We ought to have a vote on drilling"; Peter Visclosky saying, "We ought to have a vote on drilling."

So we're sending a letter to every member of the Democratic caucus today, signed by the Republican leadership, asking t...

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