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Jason Altmire: “These are acres the oil companies and gas companies, themselves, purchased. Nobody forced them into it. Nobody twisted…”

On the recordJune 18, 2008
These are acres the oil companies and gas companies, themselves, purchased. Nobody forced them into it. Nobody twisted their arms. They sought these acres because they knew there was oil and gas underneath them. They're not randomly chosen. There are 44 million acres where we know there's oil and gas. That's why the oil and gas companies made a conscious decision to purchase the leases, so that they could have them because they know there's oil and gas underneath. These are not lands and parts of the Outer Continental Shelf where there is no oil or gas. That is simply incorrect.
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Jason Altmire
Pennsylvania
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Discussing oil and gas leases during a debate on energy policy.

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