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WASHINGTON — Democrats’ stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration.
In her party’s weekly radio address, Pelosi said opening portions of the Outer Continental Shelf for drilling would be a part of energy legislation that House Democrats intend to put forward in the coming weeks to address oil dependence and high gasoline prices.
Republican leaders called Pelosi’s proposal a ruse. She “is deliberately misrepresenting the facts about our plan in order to shift attention away from the Democrats’ shameful record,” said House Republican leader John Boehner.
