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Mike Rounds: “This administration is going to have to back up a little bit…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Ukraine Conflict and US Energy Policy

Published | Video Starts at 06:53

… and go to other alternatives, we just simply don't have very many magic carpets out there. We've got to be able to use petroleum. We've got to have it. And This administration is going to have to back up a little bit from what their promises have been about shutting down oil and gas leases in this country. The 9,000 out there may be true, but the ones that they've allowed to actually and approve for actually getting the leases in place and ready to start pumping is an entirely different story. (06:53–07:02)

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Asserts that the Biden administration needs to reconsider its stance on shutting down oil and gas leases.

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