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On the recordAugust 1, 2012
It is down 15 percent, still. So jobs are still being impacted by the moratorium, permatorium, slow-down, whatever you want to call it.
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Bill Flores
Republican · Texas

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Flores corrects misinformation about deepwater rigs and highlights job impacts from the moratorium.

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