Thank you Mr. Chairman. Director Abbey, my ears perked up when you mentioned--and I want to be sure I understood this correctly--that you believe there are 280 million acres of BLM land that have moderate to high potential for oil and gas development.
McClintock questions the potential for oil and gas development on federal land.
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