Donald Trump Plan Rebuked by 22 Florida Republicans

Source: Newsweek

Published Dec 05, 2025 at 05:40 PM EST updated Dec 05, 2025 at 06:57 PM EST


Florida’s Republican-led congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to abandon a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state’s coast for the first time in decades. Newsweek reached out to the White House, Department of the Interior, and Department of Energy by email on Friday evening for comment.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump heavily emphasized American "energy dominance" as a key policy during the 2024 presidential election, with plans to "drill, baby, drill." Interior Secretary Doug Burgum then, in November, unveiled plans to open new offshore drilling near California and Florida for the first time in decades.

This would reverse several policies enacted during the Biden administration, which sought to curb offshore drilling and expand clean energy options. Trump has heavily criticized those policies, and, since returning to office, he has implemented several Biden policies, such as canceling billions in clean energy grants and blocking offshore wind projects.

The proposal has prompted significant bipartisan backlash in both states, with concerns over the environmental impacts and the potential hindrance to vital tourism economies.

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