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On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
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 Dakota, 13,000 jobs; Utah, 11,000 jobs; 7,000 jobs in Alaska and Montana.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso highlights job losses due to a leasing ban across various states.

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