McConnell Introduces ANWR Amendment to Senate Washington – Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced an amendment to open the 10-02 Area of ANWR to oil and gas exploration.  The American Energy Production Act S.2958, was added to the Flood Insurance Bill S.2284 as a solution to combat increases in oil prices and their effects on energy and commercial products.   Senator McConnell introduced his amendment two years to the day when Democrats announced they had a “commonsense plan to lower gas prices.”