May 13, 2008, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) announced, "We can't drill our way out of this." This was his response to pressure on legislators to increase oil drilling and exploration to help elevate high gas prices. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time this phrase was picked up by the mainstream media.

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