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On the recordJuly 7, 2011
This ban, if it is the direction you would like to go, is the wrong thing to do for this economic--it is wrong for the country from an economic standpoint, from a job standpoint and from an energy standpoint.
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Bill Flores
Republican · Texas

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Flores argues against a ban on drilling, citing negative economic impacts.

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