Julie Fedorchak: “It would also block nearly half of our federally owned oil…”

“In fact, it would lock up nearly 99% of North Dakota's federal coal acreage, more than 4 million acres. It would also block nearly half of our federally owned oil and gas acreage. That's nearly 213,000 acres. This is absolutely the wrong direction. As demand for energy reaches record highs and Americans want to pay less for everything, we should unleash American energy, not shut it down.” (03:01–03:10)

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