Parties Face Internal Strife Over Oil Moves

• By Steven T. Dennis
• Roll Call Staff
• July 17, 2008, Midnight

Both parties in the House faced internal divisions over how best to deal with soaring gas prices Wednesday, with Republicans split over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) proposal to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while Pelosi faces growing pressure from Democrats who want her to allow votes on opening up more areas to oil drilling.