10/21/2011
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"Alaska is willing, and able, and ready to increase our Nation's and our allies energy security."
"Our national security interests require that we increase our domestic supply of these resources."
"Alaska stands ready, willing, and certainly able to be a big part of that solution."
"I need you to commit to me to have BLM review the remediation and plugging standards that are used by the State of Alaska to see what improvements can be made to BLM's own standards."