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On the recordJuly 7, 2011
I appreciate your efforts to explain that moving with some prudence and careful thought with respect to this hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling does not constitute a ban de facto or any other kind of ban.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes acknowledges the need for careful regulation of drilling without imposing a ban.

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