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Rush Holt: According to the title of today's hearing, there is a ban on horizontal drilling on Federal lands imposed by this…

On the recordJuly 7, 2011
According to the title of today's hearing, there is a ban on horizontal drilling on Federal lands imposed by this Administration. Not true.
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt disputes claims of a ban on horizontal drilling, stating it's a misleading generalization.

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