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John Shimkus: “No, it would not be a substantial size. It would be the size of Dulles Airport. It would be like putting on a football…”

On the recordMay 20, 2008
No, it would not be a substantial size. It would be the size of Dulles Airport. It would be like putting on a football field a postage stamp. That's the perspective. That's what gets lost in this debate. We can do it. You know what? If you look at the OCS here, we do drill in the western gulf. Remember when Katrina went rolling up the gulf and we saw that big picture, tell me the environmental disaster that occurred with those derricks in the western gulf with Katrina rolling over the top of them. Can you name one? There wasn't one.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing the environmental impact of offshore drilling during a debate.

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