Thank you to all the legislators in the room help pass legislation to ensure subsistence access would be protected, but BLM abruptly shut that process down. Senator Murkowski, Senator Sullivan and I have asked them why. In general, I do support lifting public land orders through a responsible public process. It's possible that not every last acre of PLO will be lifted, but we can't be in a position where they remain in place forever without any real reason as … (23:26–23:32)
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Asserts support for lifting public land orders through a responsible public process.
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