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Mary Landrieu: “The issuance of a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling is an overreach, not necessary, and has been deemed…”

On the recordAugust 16, 2010
The issuance of a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling is an overreach, not necessary, and has been deemed arbitrary and capricious by the Federal courts.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Criticism of the moratorium on deepwater drilling as excessive and legally questionable.

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