[Dr. Frank fan]

It's not extraneous. See the title of the thread.

The title of the thread makes no mention of what you're implicitly talking about (i.e. long term solution to our national energy supply). It talks about gasoline costs.

Are you asserting that allowing drilling in more domestic sources would have no effect on gasoline costs?

[HarryCaul]

I would assert ANWR would have no appreciable affect on gasoline prices, sure. Perhaps a tiny effect, if any, in the short run, but next to none in the long run.

It's just not that big a percentage to add to the overall flow.

It's worth doing, but it's not any sort of solution to gasoline prices.