House Overwhelmingly Backs Offshore Oil, Gas Development
The House of Representatives this afternoon voted 266-149 to pass H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act. That’s a huge bipartisan level of support for the bill, which directs the Secretary of Interior to move ahead with previously scheduled offshore oil and gas leases.
The overwhelming support came despite the White House issuing a formal Statement of Administration policy opposing H.R. 1230 and H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act.
- Washington Post (blog), “US House votes to open Va. coast to offshore drilling“
- The Hill (blog), “House passes offshore drilling bill“
- Reuters, “White House slams Republican offshore drilling bill“
- Dow Jones, “US House Votes To Compel Offshore Drilling Lease Sales Within Months“
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