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Jerry Moran: So I think this subcommittee has generally felt that BLM's mission is the sustainability of the land over which it is…

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
So I think this subcommittee has generally felt that BLM's mission is the sustainability of the land over which it is responsible to be at least equal to or greater than its responsibility to make oil and gas that might be on that land available to private drillers.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran emphasizes the importance of land sustainability over oil and gas extraction.

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