Harry Reid Comes out in favor of drilling.......

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But crucially, Reid said the U.S. can't afford to halt domestic oil production as the country moves to limit its reliance on foreign oil to supply its energy needs.

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"We can demand that companies operating in deepwater invest in the development and deployment of emergency response technologies and safety procedures that are sufficient to handle worst case scenarios," Reid said in the letter.

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