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Posted: 2018-01-04T22:39:22Z | Updated: 2018-01-04T23:37:28Z

The Trump administrations plan to open nearly all U.S. waters to oil drilling is already taking heat from an unlikely source: Republicans.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) swiftly released statements on Thursday opposing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke s proposal to allow oil and gas companies to drill on the Atlantic coast for the first time since the 1980s.

I urge Secretary Zinke to recognize the Florida Congressional delegations bipartisan efforts to maintain and extend the moratorium in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and remove this area for future planning purposes, Rubio said.

In a tweet, Scott, a close Trump ally, said he already asked to immediately meet with Secretary Zinke to discuss the concerns I have with this plan and the crucial need to remove Florida from consideration.

Asked during a Thursday call with reporters about opposition from Scott and others with whom the administration typically aligns, Zinke said states and local communities will have a voice in the process.

Governor Scott has been a great governor in Florida, he said. This is the beginning, opening up and saying this is whats available. At the end of the plan, we are going to listen to the voices of communities, all of the stakeholders. So I look forward to having a dialogue with Governor Scott.

He added that the Trump administration is sensitive to the needs and requirements of Florida and understands the state relies heavily on tourism.

Our goal certainly isnt to cross Governor Scott, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Thursday. Just because we may differ on issues from time to time doesnt mean that we cant still have an incredibly strong and good relationship.

The draft plan calls for making 25 of 26 offshore planning areas roughly 90 percent of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf available for lease. (The only areas excluded are marine sanctuaries and the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area in Alaska which former President George W. Bush set aside for protection with an executive order.)