Offshore Drilling Ban Set To Expire
By Jason Kenney | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | PolicyDemocrats in Congress are set to allow the legislative ban on offshore drilling expire at the end of the month:
Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in an months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer.
Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., told reporters Tuesday that a provision continuing the moratorium will be dropped this year from a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running after Congress recesses for the election.
This sounds like a victory for the Drill Here, Drill Now movement and maybe even the #dontgo movement (which seems to be down for remodeling and can’t partake in the celebrations, I guess).
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Jason Kenney has blogged at J’s Notes since 2001, is the director of RedStormPAC providing online fundraising for Republican candidates in Virginia, and co-founder of K6 Consulting. He is a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and resides in Richmond, Virginia.
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3 Responses to "Offshore Drilling Ban Set To Expire"
I smell Senate obstruction afoot.
[...] Tuesday word came out that House Democrats were set to let the legisative ban on offshore drilling expire at the end of the mon…. Today it seems the Senate is going to keep it around, sneaking it into the Homeland Security [...]
If the offshore drilling ban is set to continue, what’s with the drilling station offshore the Virginia Beach area around 50-60th street & waterfront? Did the ban pass or not?
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