Bush: lift ban on offshore drilling

(02:22) Report

Jun. 18 - President Bush is calling on Congress to lift restrictions on offshore oil drilling as a way to relieve price pressures at the pump.

The White House move sets up a renewed battle with environmental groups that have long opposed offshore drilling amid worries about oil spills and fragile ecosystems.

Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

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  • U.S. President George W. Bush
  • Representative Edward Markey
  • Tyson Slocumb of Public Citizen

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