But he recognized that if he approved it, he could get millions of acres of land off the table as part of a negotiated agreement. And that's what he did. He took millions of acres of Alaska lands and offshore region off the table for mineral exploration, for oil and gas drilling. And that's been consistent with what he said before he was president. It's what he's done as president. He said he doesn't want to see more drilling on federal lands. (05:01–05:13)
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Asserts that President Biden removed millions of acres of Alaskan land and offshore regions from being available for mineral exploration and oil and gas drilling.
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