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On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
I mean, you can't say I don't want to see an oil rig from Mar-a-Lago as I look out from the waters of Palm Beach, but it is OK to look at an oil rig from Hilton Head or Charleston, South Carolina.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer critiques inconsistency in opposition to offshore drilling based on location.

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