This is a matter of national security that I have 25 years tried to support the position taken by the senator of Washington and the senator from Massachusetts that this area should be open to oil and gas exploration.
Senator Ted Stevens emphasizes the importance of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for national security and energy independence.
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I share those goals and in looking at the challenges facing the Arctic--which has been called 'ground zero for climate change'--I introduced a series of hills last year.
Starting in the late 1980s, then-U.S. Senator Ted Stevens encouraged the community to actively explore and develop our first hydro facility.
Sequestration will further impact our ability to maintain deterrence, project power, respond to crises, and contribute to stability.
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