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On the recordAugust 1, 2001
there is a lot of oil under the North Slope of Alaska. Right now we can drill in 95 percent of the North Slope of Alaska. We are saying protect 5 percent, the coastal plain of ANWR. There are other opportunities. Seventy-five percent of the North Slope is comprised of the National Petroleum Reserve set aside in the 1940s for exploration and drilling. Drill there. But protect ANWR. Protect the coastal plain. We are not talking about capping Old Faithful or damming up the Grand Canyon. Do not drill in ANWR.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) during a debate on oil drilling.

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