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Nicholas Begich: “A billion dollars in mineral resources is actually a really…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 14:53

So we have to be very cognizant of that, that the federal government needs some less, say, than the state. Thank you, Mister Bigichead. Well, I would challenge the assumption that it's only a billion dollars in the tongass. A billion dollars in mineral resources is actually a really small estimate [for the Tongass]. And I think part of the reason that they've estimated it at a billion dollars is because they haven't done that inventory. (14:53–14:58)

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