White House posting from Thursday, July 30, 2008
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About Photo: President George W. Bush, joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and members of the Cabinet, addresses his remarks Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in the Rose Garden at the White House, urging Congress to lift the ban on offshore exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf.
President Bush had this to say, in part... Some members of Congress say they object to exploration of the OCS, but they are in favor of other actions -- such as taking oil out of the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Well, if you agree that we need more oil, it makes no sense to say you're for draining our nation's limited Strategic Reserve, but against tapping into the vast resources of the Outer Continental Shelf...
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From White House press release by Office of the Press Secretary
White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
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