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House Votes to Ban Offshore Drilling

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   The House on Wednesday approved two bills that would forever ban
   drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and to extend a moratorium
   on drilling off Florida's gulf coast.

   "We're striking back this week against the Trump administration and
   their agenda to drill everywhere, every time, with no exception," House
   Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva said.

   The White House has said the president will veto the bills if they pass
   the Senate and get to his desk.

   While the opponents say the bill only limits the nation's energy
   industry, the supporters of the bill say they will provide protection
   for vital water ways and help avoid disasters like the 2010 BP spill in
   the Gulf of Mexico.

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