U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
http://www.energy.gov/
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Congress could & should have pushed forward legislation that would have allowed drilling in ANWR and the Gulf
That oil isn't going anywhere so it's just a part of out reserves. The real mission is to become independent thru conservation and alternative technologies.
You still haven't provided any documentation/links of what exactly the DOE, GOP or any other lettered organization has done to make this country more energy independent since the GOP gained the majority in Congress 12 years ago?