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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2008
Page
8
President Bush urged Congress to open offshore areas to oil and gas drilling as gasoline tops four dollars a gallon. Democrats rejected the idea, saying 68 million leased acres remain undeveloped and that drilling isn’t a short or long term fix.
The Bush administration plans a government rating system for nursing homes by year end to help consumers compare facilities. Officials say a high rating guides families and a low rating prompts improvement. Separately in Canada a foot found on a Vancouver area beach marks the sixth in a year along Strait of Georgia shores.
The White House and House Democrats push a large emergency spending package totaling over 162 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and includes 2.6 billion in Midwest flood relief. A veteran education benefit and unemployment extension are linked to spending compromises.
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