Flip - Nancy Pelosi
From
The Hill:
Pelosi indicates openness to offshore drilling vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday night dropped her staunch opposition to a vote on offshore oil drilling in the House.
Republicans, reacting to high gas prices, have demanded a vote on additional oil exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf, where drilling is currently blocked by a moratorium. Until now, Pelosi (D-Calif.) has resisted the idea as a “hoax.” But in an interview on CNN’s Larry King Live, she indicated that she was open to a vote.
“They have this thing that says drill offshore in the protected areas,” Pelosi said. “We can do that. We can have a vote on that.”
She indicated such a vote would have to be part of a larger package that included other policies, like releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which she said could bring down prices in a matter of days.
Funny, that's just what the people have been saying all along. Dump about 30% of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve onto the market to teach the oil speculators about betting against the USA and then proceed to drill drill drill...
I mean, Cuba has invited the Russians and the Chinese to drill the fields off of Miami -- why can't we have some of that milkshake.
Posted by DaveH at August 12, 2008 9:40 PM
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