While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?

i can remember when slick willy was in office at one point gasoline was under a dollar a gallon. earlier this year it almost got to 5 dollars here in California. Diesel did get to 5 dollars and over. I would give the lame duck candidate award to GW Bush!While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?
They tried to allow drilling in ANWAR under Clinton though since we wouldn't have that oil for 7 years it was barely defeated at the time. I think it lost by 1 vote. If they allowed drilling on those 6 acres at ANWAR out of the 1,900,000 acres reserved in that area we wouldn't be in the oil mess we are today. Interesting the Democrats are using the same arguement again. Now they're saying the oil won't be ready for 10 years so we shouldn't allow it. Imagine a postage stamp on a football field and that's about the size of ANWAR in comparison to the protected area all around it.While the Republicans controlled Congress, did they allow the oil drilling that is being fought over now?
For your information, it takes more than a simple majority to accomplish much in Congress. For the last 30 years (appr), the Dems have blocked drilling due to their ties to environmental groups. Good try though ;)
';In 1996 the Republican-majority House and Senate voted to allow drilling in ANWR, but this legislation was vetoed by President Clinton.';





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never mind the past, our current democrat controlled do-nothing Congress doesn't even know which side is up these days. They couldn't think their way out of a toilet let a lone real issue that affect all of us, oil leases included.
Gas isn't high anyways. They are paying $10 a gallon in Europe. We need to thank Bush for keeping the price so low for as long as he has.
Gas was only 1.75 a gallon and Slick Willie Clinton was the President.
Did we have $4.00 a gallon gas then? NO.


Get real man.
no,and thats what p*sses me off,they should have been preparing!!!
Ha! It was Bush Sr. who stopped it in the first place.