I am very happy that this Committee is proposing to open the Coastal Plain of ANWR for oil and gas exploration and development and limit the activity to only 2,000 acres, which is less than .01 percent of the size of ANWR.
Young supports limited oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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