Trump vows to reverse Biden's offshore drilling ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Trump said.
47% : Trump signed a memorandum in 2020 directing the Interior secretary to prohibit drilling in the waters off both Florida coasts, and off the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina until 2032.
46% : But Trump has vowed to establish what he calls American 'energy dominance' around the world as he seeks to boost oil and gas drilling and move away from Biden's focus on climate change.
40% : it's really our greatest economic asset, and we're not going to let that happen to our country.'Trump made the comments on January 6 , as Congress prepared to meet to certify the electoral votes that will make him president.
37% : In an effort to get ahead of Trump, Biden declared he is using his authority under the 70-year-old Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to block all future oil and natural gas leasing in most U.S. coastal waters.
32% : 'I have the right to unban it immediately,' Trump said, his voice sounding a bit congested as he prepares to take the oath of office and take part in inaugural festivities.
28% : The action - which protects more than 625 million acres of federal waters - could be difficult for Trump to unwind, since it will likely require an act of Congress to repeal.
23% : Biden's move is a last-ditch effort to stop Trump from keeping his promise to expand offshoring drilling.
23% : Trump himself issued an offshore ban for Florida that extends until 2032.
21% : I'll un-ban it immediately,' Trump said on conservative host Hugh Hewitt's show Monday after the White House announced the ban two weeks before the end of Biden's term.
19% : 'This is a disgraceful decision designed to exact political revenge on the American people who gave President Trump a mandate to increase drilling and lower gas prices,' Leavitt blasted on X . '
17% : Despite his determination to roll it back, Trump could be slowed by Congress, which would have to repeal Biden's designation.
14% : Trump campaigned on a 'drill baby, drill' slogan and has pledged to throw out all of Biden's green energy policies on Day One .
13% : The law is not so black and white on that point - and Trump may in fact need an act of Congress in order to undo Biden's action, the latest in a string of moves to undermine Trump on the way out the door, including giving citizenship medals to Liz Cheney and the father of former Sen. Mitt Romney , who voted to impeach Trump.
8% : Trump attempted to overturn an Obama decision under and Obama Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act during his last month in office, but a judge ruled against it.

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