House and Senate Republicans introduced companion bills March 31 that would expand offshore drilling, open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain to oil and gas development, and block regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act, referred to by the sponsors as the "3-D Act," is seen as a Republican alternative to the Obama administration's approach to energy policy, according to the sponsors. It is supported by the U.S.
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