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Lisa Murkowski: “In 2002 the U.S. Senate decided against opening a small section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas…”

On the recordApril 25, 2012
In 2002 the U.S. Senate decided against opening a small section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas production.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights a past Senate decision affecting oil production.

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