NJ Delegation Vote No on Federal Offshore Drilling Measure

New Jersey Washington Representatives from both sides of the isle reject a bill that would open up coastal waterways to offshore drilling.

New Jersey Republicans LoBiondo (R-2nd), Runyan (R-3rd), Smith (R-4th), Lance (R-7th), and Frelinghuysen (R-11th) joined with New Jersey Democrats Andrews (D-1st), Pallone (D-6th), Pascrell (D-8th), Rothman (D-9th), Holt (D- 12th), and Sires (D-13th), and coastal New York Democrats Bishop (D-1st), Israel (D-2nd), McCarthy (D-4th), and Nadler (D-8th) in voting against this bill that could bring oil and gas rigs to the greater Mid-Atlantic Ocean within the year.

The five New Jersey Republicans voting no to HR 6082 were only joined by 4 other members of the Republican caucus - making the NY/NJ delegation the fiercest bi-partisan group defending clean ocean economies.

The bill could bring oil and gas rigs to the greater mid-atlantic ocean within a year.  However, despite their no votes, the bill passed in the House Wednesday by a margin of 253 – 170.

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