DeMint: Congress Should Lift Drilling Ban Before August Break

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DeMint: Congress Should Lift Drilling Ban Before August Break

Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) applauded President Bush's decision to lift the executive ban on offshore drilling and called on Congress to end the legislative ban on domestic exploration for oil and natural gas before the House and Senate take an August recess.

"Since Americans can't just take a break from high gas prices, Congress should not go on summer vacation without ending the Democrat blockade on domestic drilling to reduce energy costs," said Senator DeMint. "I applaud the President for leading the way by ending the executive ban, and now its time for Democrats in Congress to stop playing political games and allow an immediate up-or-down vote to end the federal ban on offshore drilling."

"The overwhelming majority of Americans are demanding that Washington use some common sense and allow America to increase our own energy supply to reduce prices at the pump. Sadly, Democrats have blocked energy solutions for decades because they think coal, oil and gas have made Americans ‘sick' and high gas prices are the way to cure them. It's time for Democrats to stop saying ‘NO' to American energy, stop saying ‘NO' to increasing our own oil and gas supplies, and stop saying ‘NO' to clean alternative energy like nuclear power."

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