John Shimkus: “Because we want to highlight the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a…”

On the recordMay 14, 2008

Because we want to highlight the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a coastal plain the size of South Carolina, a drilling platform the size of Dulles Airport. We want to address the Outer Continental Shelf, both on the east coast and the western seaboard and the eastern gulf. We want to address coal-to-liquid technology, where we take coal underneath the soil or on our upper plain, build a refinery, U.S. jobs; operate a coal mine, U.S. jobs; build a pipeline, U.S. jobs; and lower the cost for jet fuel so that we can have U.S. jobs.

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John Shimkus

Republican · Illinois

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Discussing energy resources and job creation in relation to drilling and coal-to-liquid technology.

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