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Ted Stevens: “This is a matter of national security that I have 25 years tried to support the position taken by the senator of…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2005
This is a matter of national security that I have 25 years tried to support the position taken by the senator of Washington and the senator from Massachusetts that this area should be open to oil and gas exploration.
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Ted Stevens

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Senator Ted Stevens emphasizes the importance of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for national security and energy independence.

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