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American families and businesses continue to struggle with record high prices at the gas pump as the national average hovers above $4.10 per gallon. Yet the Bush-Cheney policy, an energy plan crafted by two oilmen in the White House, relies solely on expanding domestic oil and gas drilling and protecting tax breaks for Big Oil. Newspapers across the country are dismissing "drill only" as a flawed energy policy -- saying the argument for opening the Arctic Refuge and lifting the offshore drilling ban is a 'ploy' and a 'pander,' and would not reduce gas prices in the short term.

America uses nearly a quarter of the world's oil, but sits atop less than 2 percent of the world's reserves. The fact is, we can't drill our way to energy independence or lower gas prices -- but this Congress does support responsible drilling.