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On the recordJune 8, 2010
That is why I have asked the President to immediately reconsider the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski urges the President to lift the drilling moratorium for economic reasons.

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