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Kevin Brady: The Democrats claim there's 68 million acres of energy-rich lands that companies are refusing to explore. Sixty-eight…

On the recordJune 26, 2008
The Democrats claim there's 68 million acres of energy-rich lands that companies are refusing to explore. Sixty-eight million acres. Really. So name one. Name an acre of land where vast reserves of oil are underground and a company refuses to explore. I will open the mike. One acre. Any takers?
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Kevin Brady
Republican · Texas

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Challenging claims about unexploited energy-rich lands during a debate.

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