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John Fleming: “That spatial planning is only adding another layer of bureaucracy to the process, slowing down the production of oil…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
That spatial planning is only adding another layer of bureaucracy to the process, slowing down the production of oil, increasing the prices of gasoline at the pump, and killing Louisiana jobs.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming argues that spatial planning negatively impacts oil production and job growth in Louisiana.

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