Asked during a Senate hearing about whether he believes U.S. companies should be allowed to drill off Cuba's coast, new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took a pass.
"It does take us down a path of what has been a very difficult geo-political issue which the Senate and prior administrations have dealt with," Salazar said, acknowledging he's not familiar with the Obama administration's stance on the issue. "It's probably something you might want to ask Secretary (of State Hillary) Clinton."
The question was posed by North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan, a Democrat who champions increased trade with Cuba. He's previously introduced legislation that would skirt the embargo against Cuba by allowing U.S. firms to explore for oil and gas in Cuban waters.
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