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Florida lawmakers vow to stop Trump's plan to increase oil drilling

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Florida’s top elected officials, all Republicans, say they will work to stop the Trump administration’s plan to open new areas in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling.

President Trump made a similar proposal in his first term, but after facing political pushback, reversed himself and expanded a drilling ban.

NPR's Greg Allen reports.

This segment aired on December 17, 2025.

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