Angie Craig: “Well, the point I am making is, we have had the expertise in the gulf to do it and do it right without any environmental…”

“Well, the point I am making is, we have had the expertise in the gulf to do it and do it right without any environmental damage. But we have denied exploration within a certain margin or buffer zone of the coast. As shown on the map, in this case, here is Lease Sale 181 that is being talked about today. On the average, from Pensacola, it is 100 miles out, approximately. And this is gas. This is oil and gas. At the closest point, we believe, at least to the line here of the EEZ, it is 50 miles. I simply offer this as an opportunity for the American people to become aware that in their backyard something is going on we are ignoring at this moment, and that we should not be ignoring.”