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Doug Burgum: “I think the number is $1.5 trillion of capital is proposed…”

Featuring: Doug Burgum, Republican | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | National

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Doug Burgum: Federal Government Must Increase Access To Public Lands 'As Opposed To Reducing It'

Published | Video Starts at 04:09

Thank you. I really appreciate that you're taking a look at that. It's something we talk about a lot on Capitol Hill. We haven't been able to do much about it. I think the number is $1.5 trillion of capital is proposed in America to be spent that's waiting for a permit. Yeah, it's crazy. And a lot of the capital gets eaten up in the permit process. I just have one more question. And it has to do with access to roads on public lands. (04:09–04:17)

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Asserts that $1.5 trillion in proposed capital spending is awaiting permits in the U.S.

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