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Nicholas Begich: “Alaska has more estimated undiscovered oil and gas resources…”

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

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The Battle for Alaska's Sole House Seat: Nick Begich on House Candidacy

Published | Video Starts at 51:06

Shutting down Alaska prevents us from achieving any of those dreams, any of those ideals. We can't be that place to look to if we're going to turn Alaska into a national park. Alaska has more estimated undiscovered oil and gas resources than any other state in the country. We have not billions, not hundreds of billions, but trillions of dollars in mineral wealth waiting to be unlocked for the benefit of the people of our state and the people of this great nation. (51:06–51:12)

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Asserts that Alaska has the most estimated undiscovered oil and gas resources in the U.S.

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