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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
I believe, that all of the proceeds from production--from the gulf, from the Chukchi, from Bering, from Beaufort--all of those go to the Treasury of the United States.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Clarifying that production proceeds go to the U.S. Treasury, not the Department of the Interior.

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