I cannot let stand the accusation that the Obama Administration is somehow banning horizontal drilling on public lands based on what is happening in the George Washington National Forest.
Glenn Thompson: “I cannot let stand the accusation that the Obama Administration is somehow banning horizontal drilling on public lands…”
On the recordJuly 7, 2011
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Thompson defends the Obama Administration against accusations of banning drilling in national forests.
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