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Ed Whitfield: “I might just add here that the University of Alaska did a study on this legislation in oil and gas development in…”

On the recordJune 22, 2011
I might just add here that the University of Alaska did a study on this legislation in oil and gas development in Alaska's arctic seas, and they concluded that the full development there would create 54,000 jobs. At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton). (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky
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Jun 22, 2011

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