Trump Admin Backs Off Plan to Drill in Florida
Ryan Zinke
The Trump administration is backing off plans to allow offshore oil and gas exploration in the waters surrounding Florida  according to a statement released by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Tuesday evening.
I had predicted that the pushback from Scott  Rubio  and other GOP members of Floridaâs Congressional delegation â several of whom have been staunch supporters of the President â made it a lot less likely that any offshore drilling in Florida waters would be approved  and  Zinke  specifically cited Scottâs opposition to the plan as influencing his departmentâs decision:
Read my full statement on taking #Florida off the table for offshore oil and gas. Local voice matters. pic.twitter.com/fJhv0p0CDC â Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) January 9  2018
âI support [Gov. Scottâs] position that Florida is unique and its coasts are heavily reliant on tourism as an economic driver. As a resultâ¦I am removing Florida from consideration for any new oil and gas platforms â wrote  Zinke   adding âLocal voice mattersâ to his tweet.
Scott retweeted another post by  Zinke   clearly pleased.
After talking with @FLGovScott  I am removing #Florida from the draft offshore plan. pic.twitter.com/lZIfdCDNOR â Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) January 9  2018
The Trump administration is backing off plans to allow offshore oil and gas exploration in the waters surrounding Florida  according to a statement released by  [TGT]  Tuesday evening.
I had predicted that the pushback from Scott  Rubio  and other GOP members of Floridaâs Congressional delegation â several of whom have been staunch supporters of the President â made it a lot less likely that any offshore drilling in Florida waters would be approved  and   [TGT] specifically cited Scottâs opposition to the plan as influencing  [TGT]  departmentâs decision:
Read my full statement on taking #Florida off the table for offshore oil and gas. Local voice matters. pic.twitter.com/fJhv0p0CDC â Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) January 9  2018
âI support [Gov. Scottâs] position that Florida is unique and its coasts are heavily reliant on tourism as an economic driver. As a resultâ¦I am removing Florida from consideration for any new oil and gas platforms â wrote   [TGT] adding âLocal voice mattersâ to  [TGT]  tweet.
Scott retweeted another post by   [TGT] clearly pleased.
After talking with @FLGovScott  I am removing #Florida from the draft offshore plan. pic.twitter.com/lZIfdCDNOR â Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) January 9  2018