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Related: About this forumHouse passes two bills blocking oil and gas drilling off Pacific, Atlantic and Florida Gulf coasts
The House passes two bills banning new offshore oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Florida Gulf Coast.Lawmakers who oppose the legislation argue that banning offshore drilling would harm the countrys energy production, place the U.S. behind global competitors and put national security at risk.
In 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to start a five-year development plan for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and off the East Coast.
A federal judge later ruled that Trumps order was unlawful because it exceeded the presidents authority.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed two bills banning new offshore oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Gulf Coast of Florida. It was set to vote on a third bill banning drilling in Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The legislation could hamper President Donald Trumps push to expand offshore oil and gas development.
The first bill, Protecting and Securing Floridas Coastline Act of 2019, would ban oil and gas leasing in eastern areas of the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast.
The measure passed 248-180, with the support of about 20 Republicans. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., the bills sponsor, said a series of spills from oil and gas operations in the Gulf have threatened jobs in marine recreation and fishing.
The House also passed a measure, 238-189, sponsored by Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., to permanently ban oil and gas leasing off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
This bill acknowledges that if we dont act, drilling rigs could soon appear off of our beaches, said Cunningham, whose states beaches are a major tourist draw.
The bills were not expected to gain traction in the Republican-led Senate. But the votes in the Democratic-led House were meant to send a signal to Republicans who have supported rollbacks of environmental regulations on oil and gas.
Oil and gas interests opposed the bills, saying bans only increase U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
Much more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/house-to-vote-on-blocking-trump-push-to-drill-off-us-coasts-arctic.html
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House passes two bills blocking oil and gas drilling off Pacific, Atlantic and Florida Gulf coasts (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Sep 2019
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Hekate
(91,005 posts)1. KnR
mithnanthy
(1,725 posts)2. This is good news!
Florida doesn't need oil drilling here! Save our marine life!
IronLionZion
(45,628 posts)3. Moscow Mitch will get right on it
on blocking it in the Senate because he likes oil spills on the coasts while he's safe in landlocked Kentucky.
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