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On the recordMarch 10, 2005
I had mentioned the Budget Committee's language which says that we will get $2.4 billion in revenues in 2007 from lease sales on the Arctic Refuge.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses projected revenues from Arctic Refuge lease sales.

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