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On the recordMay 16, 2016
We, as a Nation, are gifted with abundant natural resources. And when we have ocean policies that begin furthering the restriction of access to those natural resources, we limit ourselves in the future of being able to meet our energy needs.
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Jeff Duncan
Republican · South Carolina

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Duncan emphasizes the importance of access to natural resources and critiques restrictive ocean policies.

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