11/15/2011
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"I am pleased that the plan protects the East Coast, and especially New England, from offshore drilling for at least the next five years."
"Over the past 10 years in the leasing of the last 10 leases in the Gulf of Mexico dating back to August of 2005, the Interior Department has offered more than 39,000 tracts to oil companies to drill."
"We will not be able to continue to meet our country's energy and economic needs if restrictive policies are imposed."
"I am concerned that the plan does include new lease sales off of Alaska even though the oil industry has not effectively proven that they can respond to a spill in the icy, harsh conditions offshore i..."