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Critics rage at administration pledge to spare Florida from expanded offshore oil drilling.
By MARC CAPUTO, BEN LEFEBVRE, MATT DIXON and BRUCE RITCHIE 01/09/2018 11:24 PM EST
Donald Trump delivered a big political contribution to Rick Scott on Tuesday as the Florida governor contemplates a bid for U.S. Senate: a pledge to spare Florida from administration plans to expand offshore oil drilling nationwide.
The surprise announcement from Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke who went to the trouble of flying to Tallahassee to stand beside Scott outraged environmentalists and Democrats who insist the decision was a political ploy that unlawfully gave preferential treatment to Florida, a swing state that voted for Trump and thats home to his so-called Winter White House escape at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.
Zinke made sure that the term-limited governor got all the credit. In response to a question about what was the final determining factor in his decision, Zinke said: The governor."
"You have a tremendous governor that is straightforward, easy to work for, says exactly what he means. And I can tell you Florida is well-served, Zinke said.
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riversedge
(70,347 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
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(70,347 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)MineralMan
(146,338 posts)off states that didn't vote to elect Trump. How logical of The Donald...
Wounded Bear
(58,737 posts)He's watching out for himself.
snowybirdie
(5,241 posts)Now all other coastal governors will sue because of the favored treatment for Florida. This is so obviously unconstitutional.