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Pelosi says case needed for U.S. offshore drilling

Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:03pm EDT
 
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Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the House majority whip, told CNN on Sunday that a separate up-or-down vote on expanded offshore drilling is unlikely when Congress returns next month.

"There's going to be a vote on an energy program of which I think offshore drilling will be a part," he said.

(Editing by Eric Walsh)

 
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