Why Democrats don't want to lower gas prices

Why Democrats don't want to lower gas prices
Senator lets cat out of the bag on Bloomberg TV show
Posted: July 22, 2008
10:22 pm Eastern

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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee inadvertently explained why her colleagues have no intention of ending the moratorium on offshore oil drilling or increasing the areas open for exploration and production – no matter how popular the idea might be with gas prices soaring.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV's "Money and Politics" last night, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., explained Democrats don't want to increase supplies of oil and gasoline because they want to wean Americans off of petroleum products... Read More