House Republicans Block Drilling on Federal Land

The Associated Press:
House Republicans blocked Democrats on Thursday from requiring oil and gas companies to drill on the millions of acres of government land and water on which they already own federal leases. Seeking to counter a push by congressional Republicans to lift a long-standing drilling ban on most offshore U.S. waters, Democrat leaders maintained the industry should first go after oil and natural gas in areas where they hold leases. But the measure was defeated 223-195, short of the two-thirds vote required, with only a handful of Republicans voting for it.

Posted by Editor at June 27, 2008 02:45 AM