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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
the new requirements on oil and gas are burdensome, and he said in a letter to you that it puts a stranglehold on an already cumbersome process.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso criticizes new oil and gas regulations as overly burdensome.

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