07/27/2011
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"A long-term leasing ban is also going to cost--and I can kind of go around the table here of members on this Committee--Louisiana, 48,000 jobs; Colorado, 18,000 jobs; Mississippi, 14,000 jobs; North D..."
"Delays in leasing have already negatively impacted small to mid-sized operators."
"I want to make sure you care about the law."
"President Biden has justified his ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters--he cited climate change."