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Jared Huffman: “Would you agree that the Arctic is probably one of the more hostile climates that we could attempt to do oil exploration…”

On the recordApril 21, 2015
Would you agree that the Arctic is probably one of the more hostile climates that we could attempt to do oil exploration and drilling in?
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman questions the feasibility of oil drilling in the Arctic due to harsh conditions.

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