WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:

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Congressman Fry (SC-07) Urges Administration to Uphold Offshore Drilling Ban off South Carolina's Coast

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging the Department of the Interior to maintain the moratorium on offshore oil and gas leasing off the South Carolina coast.