John McCain tells Katie Couric on CBS tonight that the US should start offshore drilling "quickly."
Asked about what he's proposing other than a "summer gas tax holiday that no one thinks will pass," McCain said lifting the moratorium along the US coast could offer frustrated drivers a boost.
"We quickly have to go offshore if the states let us and explore and exploit those areas," he said. "If you lift the moratorium on offshore exploration then I think that will send a signal and have an effect on gas prices immediately. You know that we’re going to find and exploit our resources. That’s a short term issue."
On the much-maligned gas tax holiday, he says, it was "just a chance to give some people a little bit of a relief that’s all it was. A lot of people say it was a gimmick and wouldn’t work."
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