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Cliff Bentz: “We had a situation in Oregon where land use planning had…”

Featuring: Cliff Bentz, Republican | U.S. House Oregon, 2nd Congressional District

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Cliff Bentz Discusses Energy Policy and Permitting Challenges with Industry Experts

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We're already behind in this country and without the ability to move quickly, we're going to be in trouble in this country. I see a catastrophic event happening in the future. No. We had a situation in Oregon where land use planning had stalled out the construction of prisons. And suddenly we were overwhelmed by the challenge of finding a place to put people who had committed crimes, no place to house them. (03:07–03:13)

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Asserts that land use planning in Oregon delayed prison construction.

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