[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 898]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        SAFETY OF OUR SHORELINES

  (Mr. BUCHANAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, I represent a gulf coast district in 
Florida; so the safety of our coastlines is critical--it's of the 
utmost importance to me.
  I am troubled that Cuba is moving ahead with plans to drill oil 50 
miles off Florida's coast. Florida doesn't allow drilling within 125 
miles of our shores; so why in the world would we allow Cuba to drill 
even closer?
  Cuba's rig, built by the Chinese, would even drill deeper than BP's 
rig that exploded a year ago. And if there was a spill, they claim it 
would only take 3 days to get to our shores.
  Whose problem does it become then? Let me guess, America's problem.
  I have introduced legislation to stop this project. I hope my 
colleagues from both sides will join me in this effort to protect our 
coast.

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