On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
the decision to deny them their jobs and to shut down every rig in the deepwater area, every exploration rig, is one that I think is highly contentious, excessive, and hard to justify.
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Landry criticizes the decision to shut down deepwater drilling rigs.
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