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Lisa Murkowski: “I might be more sympathetic if you hadn't received $9.4 billion from the lease sales within the NPRA.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2012
I might be more sympathetic if you hadn't received $9.4 billion from the lease sales within the NPRA.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions the spending priorities despite significant revenue from lease sales.

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