Lift Drilling Ban or Risk Shutdown, Gop Warns ; Democrats Eye Budget Tie

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The showdown on Capitol Hill over expanding offshore drilling could lead to a threatened government shutdown when Congress returns from its five-week summer break in early September.

Some Republicans say they are prepared to vote against a resolution to fund the federal government for fiscal 2009 unless Democrats agree to lift an offshore drilling moratorium. If the budget resolution fails, many agencies and departments would be denied money to operate and would be forced to close.

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Lift Drilling Ban or Risk Shutdown, Gop Warns ; Democrats Eye Budget Tie

"We don't want the government shutdown to be an issue, but the fact is the Democrats are so overconfident that they're willing to talk about a ban and they're willing to talk about raising taxes on gasoline, s...

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