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Webster Statement on Trump Administration Proposal That Considers Drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast
January 4, 2018
Webster Statement on Trump Administration Proposal That Considers Drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Daniel Webster (R-Clermont), released the following statement regarding the 2019-2024 proposed National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing plan released by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.
“Given Florida’s gulf coast is a world-renowned tourist attraction and the base of important military training and weapons testing, I have long opposed drilling off Florida’s Gulf Coast. This plan underscores the critical need to renew the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area moratorium that expires in 2022. I have expressed my opposition to opening these waters to drilling to Secretary Zinke. I look forward to continuing to work with him and my colleagues in Florida Delegation to extend the moratorium and protect Florida’s unique ecosystem.”
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