Alaska Oil and Gas Ignored in Washington Mega-Legislation Battles Washington – Whilst the Obama Administration pushes Congress for a slew of mega-bills including Health Care reform, a Cap & Trade bill, and a Green Jobs stimulus bill the solutions to pay for these programs go ignored in Washington.  A mounting trillion dollar national debt coupled with the need for further billions of dollars of spending to implement these mega-bills has not been a much liked topic of conversation on Capitol Hill.