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On the recordJanuary 9, 2014
I fully expect that some of my colleagues on the minority side will likely decry seismic research because, much like our President, they actually do not wish to see new energy development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf outside of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman anticipates opposition to seismic research from colleagues who oppose energy development.

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