U.S. Rep. Mike Pence says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gotten the message on allowing a vote for more oil drilling. Pelosi changed her position on a recent radio address, saying she would consider allowing a vote. Pence, who has taken to the House floor during the August recess to push for the vote, said Monday, “Since Congress adjourned on August 1st, House Republicans have taken to the House floor to call upon the Speaker of the House to bring Congress back into session and allow a vote on comprehensive energy legislation that would provide the American people more access to American oil. It seems that Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally may be getting the message. 

When the floor protest began over two weeks ago, Speaker Pelosi said Republicans would have to use our ‘imagination’ to get a vote on more domestic drilling.