Ocean Acidification in Congress
How did they vote on H. Res. 989?
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June 9, 2010 was not a good day for the world's oceans.
Word came from government scientists that BP had vastly understated the amount of toxic fossil fuels gushing out of the wreck site of the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Sea ice covering the Arctic Sea was at four standard deviations below the mean for the previous generation. Then, to top it all off, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to stop the passage of a resolution, H. Res. 989, urging the support of research and international cooperation in order to deal with ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is a scientifically verified present and growing problem that is already causing serious biological stress for corals, shellfish, and other animals that depend upon the extraction of minerals from ocean water. 19 Republicans crossed the aisle to vote in favor of the resolution. 20 Democrats crossed the aisle to vote against the resolution. Their names are listed below:  Republicans who voted for the resolution:Rodney Alexander Judy Biggert Brian Bilbray Mary Bono Mack Bill Cassidy Mike Castle Ander Crenshaw Lincoln Diaz-Balart Mario Diaz-Balart Charles Djou Jeff Fortenberry Tim Johnson Walter Jones Peter King Mark Kirk Christopher Lee Dave Rieichert Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Rob Wittman Democrats who voted against the resolution: Jason Altmire Joe Baca Jerry Costello Mark Critz Gene Green Raul Grijalva Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Tim Holden Paul Kanjorski Alan Mollohan Patrick Murphy Solomon Ortiz Nick Rahall Silvestre Reyes John Salazar Ike Skelton Zack Space John Tanner Gene Taylor Charles Wilson |