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Louie Gohmert: There has been an analogy that if the entire ANWR area were considered the size of a football field, that the area…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
There has been an analogy that if the entire ANWR area were considered the size of a football field, that the area proposed for drilling is around the size of a postage stamp.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

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Gohmert compares the drilling area in ANWR to emphasize its small size.

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