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On the recordJune 11, 2012
We have provisions right now that encourage us to invest, and we need to invest heavily in the Bakken.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Senator Conrad discusses the importance of investment incentives in the Bakken oil region.

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