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Frank Pallone: It is foolish to discuss opening new areas to offshore drilling before we have heeded the lessons of the last disaster.

On the recordJanuary 9, 2014
It is foolish to discuss opening new areas to offshore drilling before we have heeded the lessons of the last disaster.
Said by
Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone criticizes the push for new offshore drilling without learning from past disasters.

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