Would the Senator recognize that the area in yellow there on the west coast of Florida that he indicates for future drilling--would he recognize almost that entire area is the largest testing and training area for the U.S. military in the world? The military is on record at all levels, of all generals and admirals, that drilling should not be done in that area to compromise our training and testing mission for the U.S. military.
Discussing military training areas in relation to proposed drilling off the Florida coast.
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