Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 23, 2015
That's never going to happen. All they're going to do is mine around you, and then the Federal Government is just out the revenue.
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Hoeven criticizes the inefficiency of the leasing process that harms federal revenue.

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