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On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
A long-term ban is going to cut revenues to New Mexico and Wyoming by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso discusses the financial impact of the leasing ban on state revenues.

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