The Crypt 1 hour, 14 minutes ago Every House Republican leader has signed a letter today calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to open a special session of the House to deal with the oil price crisis. Pelosi is highly unlikely to cave in to this request as House Republicans open their fifth day in a row taking her name in vain and giving floor speeches during a fake session of the House. In the letter, Republican leaders ask Pelosi to "reconvene the House and allow a vote on a comprehensive, common-sense approach to reducing the price of energy." The Crypt asked Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) if the GOP was in any negotiations on a compromise energy package, and Blunt said he was in negotiations with Democrats like Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), who backs more offshore drilling, but there are no formal negotiations between...
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