Barack Obama actually said...

This lease sale will make available millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico, where there are vast untapped oil and gas resources and industry is working hard to expand oil and gas exploration and development.

Context

Press Release - Obama Administration Announces 20 Million Acre Oil and Gas Lease Sale Offshore Texas

07/22/2012

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