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Nicholas Begich: “Shutting down Alaska prevents us from achieving any of those…”

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 50:55

We are the last frontier. Our state motto is north to the future. We need to make sure that that promise continues for generations to come. 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. (50:55–51:01)

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Asserts that shutting down Alaska prevents the state from achieving its potential.

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