The House of Representatives approved a pair of bills Wednesday that would permanently ban oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico near Florida.
The Democratic anti-drilling bills, which won’t be considered by the Republican-controlled Senate, did earn some GOP votes, mostly coastal Republicans who worry about safety and harm to tourism.
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