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On the recordApril 14, 2015
There is not a single company that is going to go to their shareholders and say, 'We are going to invest money into an area of exploration where we have no certainty about being able to develop.'
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman emphasizes the need for certainty in energy development to attract investment.

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