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Members of Florida's congressional delegation spoke out against the proposal today. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson called it an \"assault on Florida's economy\" in a statement and said he will do all he can to defeat it.

.@SecretaryZinke today discussing expansion of offshore oil + gas drilling. Not acceptable to include Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s coast!

And Zinke must reject plans to gut safety rules implemented after Deepwater Horizon disaster. Short memory = recipe for disaster. #sayfie

— Rep. Vern Buchanan (@VernBuchanan) January 4, 2018

Zinke said he will meet with the governor and congressional delegations and that states will have a say in the determining the final plan. The department will prepare an environmental impact statement and hold public meetings on the proposal in addition to considering public comments posted to the federal register.

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