Dems yielding to pressure on drilling
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Dems yielding to pressure on drilling
| Thu, 07-31-2008 - 8:28am |
Oil company lobbyists expect to return from the August recess with a growing roster of Democratic allies, a result of the intense pressure lawmakers will face over the break from voters concerned about high gas prices.
As gas prices fluctuate near $4 per gallon, polling shows that public support for expanding domestic oil exploration is at its highest point in a decade.
A slow trickle of Democrats — particularly those facing tough elections in economically struggling states — have recently expressed openness to traditionally Republican-backed initiatives that would open up protected areas to oil exploration.
Oil lobbyists welcome the shifting landscape





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I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
>>Democrats think that the oil companies should be drilling in the places
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They aren't in US waters....after all that only goes a few miles off the coast.
I'm missing the link between that and Congress.
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What other countries are drilling off the US
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