Before leaving office President Bush lifted the offshore drilling ban. But The Obama Administration is not allowing drilling until a six month study of the issue is complete.
Congressman Frank Pallone says there are a lot of leases in The Gulf of Mexico and other places where drilling has been allowed for years and the number of drills that have taken place in the past year are down because of the recession.
"So there's absolutely no reason to be looking offshore and the danger to the tourism economy would be terrible," says Pallone.
He is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit drilling off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
By: Janet Fried
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