Was solution to energy crunch offered in 1995?

Could the current U.S. energy crisis have been averted? One member of the U.S. Senate believes a solution was offered, but rejected, in 1995.

Americans are facing the highest energy prices in the nation's history. But according to Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-Mississippi), the whole crisis could have been averted back in 1995. That was when Republicans sent then-President Bill Clinton a bill to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil exploration.

Clinton vetoed the bill, saying it would not help America's dependency on foreign oil because it would take ten years for the product to come on line. Fast-forward 13 years.

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