On the recordAugust 1, 2001
Mr. Chairman, spoiling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the sake of a 6-month supply of oil 10 years from now is hardly a sensible energy policy and hardly a route to energy independence. It produces little energy in the short-term, little relief from high prices. This energy bill is a wish-list for the coal, oil and gas companies. It gives $7.4 billion in royalty payments, free rein in our wilderness areas, their equipment set lose on the arctic coastal plain, one of the world's last great unspoiled frontiers. I ask my colleagues, do not let this happen this evening. Support the Markey-Johnson amendment.
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