Katie Porter: “The United States charges way less to drill on its public…”

“Well, I think one of the answers is engaging the American people and understanding what the facts are. So when you explain to the American people The United States charges way less to drill on its public lands than other countries. people are like, what? That doesn't sound right to me. When you explain that it's more expensive to drill on land owned by the state of Texas, for example, than it is federal public land, people think what that doesn't make any sense.” (22:20–22:26)

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