STATEMENT ON BUSH’S SYMBOLIC OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING ANNOUNCEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representative Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement after President Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore oil drilling:

“I’ve been in Washington long enough to know a political stunt when I see one. The good news is the American people won’t be fooled. If the President wants to lower gas prices, he should stop hosting press conferences and start taking action. Releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and forcing oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres they already control would be a good place to start.”