June 21, 2010 – Rep Vern Buchanan Hosts Oil Spill News Conference
Buchanan And Castor Plan Bills In Response To Oil Spill.
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan plans to file legislation next week that would call for structural changes to the federal Minerals Management Service,which oversees offshore oil and gas drilling. Buchanan plans a news conference Monday, June 21, 2010, at Sarasota’s Lido Key public beach to outline details of his bill.
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor also has legislation related to the oil spill in the works. A bill she filed, the Florida Coastal Protection Act, would prohibit oil drilling, leasing, pre-leasing and any related activities off the Gulf Coast and the Straits of Florida.
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