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On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
A blanket moratorium is not the answer. It will not measurably reduce further risk, and it will have a lasting impact on our Nation's economy which may be greater than that of the oil spill.
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Doc Hastings
Republican · Washington

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Hastings criticized the drilling moratorium's economic impact and questioned its effectiveness.

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