China's Drilling for Oil in America's Backyard, Republicans Say

China's Drilling for Oil in America's Backyard, Republicans Say
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
June 11, 2008

(CNSNews.com) - House Republicans want the American people to know that right now -- around 60 miles off the coast of Key West, Fla. -- China is drilling for oil, thanks to a lease issued by Cuba.

But 1,200 miles north of Key West, Democrats in Washington are blocking the United States from conducting its own environmentally-safe oil and gas exploration in similar U.S. coastal areas, said a news release from House Republican leader John Boehner's office. More