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Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling
by renovatio | June 17, 2008 at 09:52 pm | 202 views | add comment
President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain.
Congressional Democrats have opposed lifting the prohibitions on energy development on nearly all federal Outer Continental Shelf waters for more than a quarter-century, including waters along both the East and West coasts.
With oil prices soaring and motorists paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, political pressures have been growing for more domestic oil and gas production.
"The president believes Congress shouldn't waste any more time,"
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June 17, 2008 at 09:52 pm by renovatio, 202 views, add comment


