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In a comment, Bob Wright asks "Why does the Democratic Party insist on OUTSOURCING oil industry jobs to Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Russia, and Nigeria?" - see chart above showing rising imports and declining domestic production since 1985, EIA data here.
Bob links to today's WSJ editorial "Pelosi's Energy Stonewall," here is a quote:
The Democratic leadership is stonewalling any measure that might possibly relax the Congressional ban on offshore drilling. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid know that they would lose if a vote ever came to the floor, and they're desperate to suppress an insurrection among those Democrats who are pragmatic about one of the top economic issues. Behind this whatever-it-takes obstructionism is an ideological commitment to high energy prices. The rulers of the Democratic Party want prices to keep rising.
MP: Good point, Bob. One of the benefits of more domestic oil production is MORE DOMESTIC  OIL JOBS.