CONGRESS ALLOWS RESPONSIBLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DRILLING IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
October 17, 2008
October 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite, R-Fla. (5th CD), issued the following column:
I write to you with good news about the prospects of responsible drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Despite the Democrat majority's best efforts to prevent increased domestic production of oil and natural gas, the moratorium on drilling in the OCS expired on October 1, 2008.
Since 1980, domestic production has decreased 41 percent and our imports have . . .
I write to you with good news about the prospects of responsible drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Despite the Democrat majority's best efforts to prevent increased domestic production of oil and natural gas, the moratorium on drilling in the OCS expired on October 1, 2008.
Since 1980, domestic production has decreased 41 percent and our imports have . . .