On the recordApril 10, 2003
The entire area of the north slope of Alaska is nearly 100 million acres. It is nearly the size of California. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is nearly 20 million acres. What this amendment does, I think, is responsibly goes in and narrows the scope of what we are looking at in the underlying bill by setting aside 2,000 acres. The gentlewoman who just had the map down on the floor showed a map of it spread out, the 2,000 acres spread out, and I think it is quite amusing that it shows 28 airports on her map over that 2,000 acres. I will just say that I support the gentlewoman's amendment. I think this is a responsible way of dealing with oil exploration in the north slope of Alaska along the coastal plain. I think this is a responsible way of looking at our future in dealing with today's demands. I support the amendment, and I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the amendment.
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