I would welcome the opportunity to discuss Willow with you at any time, and further to facilitate your meeting with the groups above to hear from them directly.

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I do think it is important for us to continue this bipartisan approach to these issues.

I can say with real certainty that was not the case.

I think the President needs to focus on places like Alaska, not Saudi Arabia, not Venezuela, not Iran.

We cannot afford for it to take 10 years to permit a mine on public land.

We can choose to look to others to meet that demand and make ourselves more vulnerable.

What we need here is a strategic focus to reduce our dependence on China and Russia.

I appreciate your willingness to work with me on areas that we do have agreement.

I can't stress enough the need for the Department to move forward with final approval for the Willow Project.

Our national security interests require that we increase our domestic supply of these resources.

I think it goes without saying, but we certainly need funding to conduct the hazardous fuels reduction.

Alaska is willing, and able, and ready to increase our Nation's and our allies energy security.

I strongly support it, but that can occur even as Access Project continues.

What we face is that 80 percent of the natural gas that comes to the most populated portion of the state, comes out of that Cook Inlet.

Yeah, but there has been nothing that was laid down they can't indicate what their interest is.

The administration has openly conflicted its commitment to supply chain security.

Our reality as a country is that we have a resource that not only we need right now, but the world needs right now.