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Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

In July 2022 the Biden administration issued a draft plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The proposal from the Department of the Interior recommends holding up to 10 lease sales in the Gulf over the next five years, as well as one sale in the Cook Inlet off the coast of south-central Alaska. Under the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the federal government must plan for offshore oil and gas leasing on a five-year basis. The previous plan was finalized under President Barack Obama in 2016, went into effect in 2017, and expired in 2022. Opponents inclu…  

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47%
Yes
53%
No
44%
Yes
40%
No
4%
Yes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources
7%
No, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production
5%
No, but maintain our current offshore oil wells
1%
No, end all offshore oil drilling
1%
No, and nationalize the energy sector

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 @8JCJLWV from Texas  answered…6yrs6Y

Not enough knowledge to make an informed vote

 @6WS2R4W from Pennsylvania  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but with very strict environmental regulations

 @smowery65from Virginia  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes. There are millions of gallons of oil off Cuba. If we were able to drill offshore of Cuba and refine and sell our own fuel here, we would no longer have to rely on the Middle East.

 @96J29WM from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but with very strict environmental regulations

 @4S5T2QBfrom Pennsylvania  answered…6yrs6Y

Are we being fair to the places we are taking it from?

 @4RG6QZPfrom Maine  answered…6yrs6Y

Why? Do you need that so badly? Are American people out of oil? Or do you want only money? :D Then, no way. Find safer ways (and more friendly to environment) to earn your useless money.

 @B5QW24B  from Minnesota  answered…9mos9MO

Yes, but it should be heavily regulated to minimize environmental damage as much as possible. There should also be limits on how much offshore drilling is allowed per year.

 @9D3RPBQfrom Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

No we must nationalise the energy sector and abolish capitalism

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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