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Catherine Cortez Masto: “Then can you explain to me how, if we are to open it up to oil and gas drilling, that is compatible with those purposes?”

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
Then can you explain to me how, if we are to open it up to oil and gas drilling, that is compatible with those purposes?
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Senator Cortez Masto seeks clarification on oil drilling's compatibility with conservation.

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