"Alaska's access--indeed, America's access--to Federal lands in Alaska has been significantly restricted."
"We believe it is important that they do their part in promoting the American energy renaissance in Alaska."
"This is a reasonable proposal based on Alaska's high standards for responsible resource development and environmental protection."
"one of the things that we are most concerned about is in the integrated plan, how that essentially took half of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska... off the table for leasing."
"the notion that all the sudden the State and the Borough have to pay for that, which is really the essence of the budget proposal, is why, Mayor Brower mentioned why that is such an offensive issue to..."
"you can responsibly develop the resources in an Arctic environment and protect the environment."
"The organic focus on the NPR-A, just think about the title, the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska, was focused on oil and gas security for the country."
"Yes, sir. That is the primary issue here."
"we had been a cooperating agency in the review process"
"we don't consider ourselves just another stakeholder in the process. We are the other sovereign in the process."
"we need the Federal Government as a partner in achieving that million-barrels-a-day goal, not as an obstacle."