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We will only lift the moratorium when I, as secretary of Interior, am comfortable that we have significantly reduced those risks.
Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010

Open quoteWe will only lift the moratorium when I, as Secretary of Interior, am comfortable that we have significantly reduced those risks.Close quote

  • KEN SALAZAR,
  • U.S. Interior Secretary, referring to the temporary ban on deepwater drilling. The administration's new regulations on offshore drilling were announced Thursday, Sept. 30
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