Bush Makes Statement With Cabinet Members

WASHINGTON - JULY 30: U.S. President George W. Bush (R) makes a statement with members of his Cabinet in the Rose Garden at the White House July 30, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush demanded that Congress lift the ban on off-shore oil exploration of the outer continental shelf before taking their summer recess. "The only thing now standing now between the American people and these vast oil resources is the United States Congress. The sooner Congress lifts the ban, the sooner we can get this oil from the ocean floor to your gas tank," Bush said. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)