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On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
There is no prohibition against this Federal Government saying, 'We will lease the OCS, we will take our three-sixteenths undivided interest to profits...'
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gohmert argues for leasing offshore resources to fund energy exploration.

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