Finally!!!!
For those unfamiliar with how all this works, here's a quick primer. Bush senior imposed a moratorium on offshore drilling by way of executive order. That ban was renewed by President Clinton though 2012. This is a big part of the reason why we can't drill offshore.
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After President Bush signs his statement to lift the ban, the pressure will be on Congress to follow suit and lift their own legislative ban on offshore drilling.
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