New drilling 'off the table' in Senate's energy bill

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Senators working on an energy and climate bill should take off the table provisions that expand offshore drilling, one Democratic senator suggested Monday. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should force lawmakers to reconsider plans for expanded offshore exploration.

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