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Nicholas Begich: “The left in this country has weaponized what I'm going to…”

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

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum

Published August 28, 2024 | Video Starts at 30:49

Yeah, these are unrealistic, and I'm not even sure they should be goals at all. You know, we look at how The left in this country has weaponized what I'm going to call the carbon lie or the carbon economy. Right. And they've weaponized it for every against everyone in this room. They are trying to use these methodologies to shut us down. (30:49–30:57)

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Asserts that the left has weaponized the concept of the carbon economy.

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“There will be no better friend to the oil and gas industry in Alaska than I.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 02:50-02:56
“Today we're hearing that people want to dismantle the pipeline.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 03:21-03:25
“These voices aren't coming from my side of the aisle. They're coming from the Democrat side of the aisle.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 03:27-03:33
“Oil and gas, 66 executive orders targeting our state and counting.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 03:34-03:40
“About 10% of the state's lands were taken offline by the Harris Biden administration.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 03:44-03:50
“We need to make sure that absurd metrics like social costs of greenhouse gases are eliminated.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 05:22-05:31
“Chevron deference being overturned, that's a great development for us.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 05:37-05:42
“We need Congress to step up in their role and provide prescriptive language in the aftermath of Chevron deference being overturned.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 05:47-05:56
“Congress needs to be using its oversight authorities, power of the purse and the Congressional Review act to roll back the excesses of the…”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 08:30-08:42
“Congress must enact bills that give specific guidance to the executive branch and legislation that ensures there is not great latitude…”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 08:51-09:05
“I will vote for [the Separation of Powers Restoration Act], a bill that ends bureaucratic rulemaking from the agencies.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 09:27-09:28
“We have to make sure we're using every single oversight and legislative tool available to the Congress.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 10:11-10:18
“Bills that repeal rules such as the so called BLM conservation rule that are being used to end multiple use precedent and by extension…”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 10:21-10:33
“My opponent voted against legislation that would have required rules such as these, and I'm referring to the West act, which she voted…”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 10:33-10:48
“Yesterday's announcement here in the state of Alaska is a perfect example. And this is what a hostile administration to Alaska looks like as…”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 10:47-11:01
“50. 60. It's hard to keep track of how many executive orders have been issued by the Harris Biden administration against Alaska…”
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“We need reforms to NEPA, we need reforms to the ESA, we need reforms to the Clean Water act.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 19:17-19:24
“If Democrats control Congress, AOC will become the chair of the subcommittee on energy and mineral resources.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 19:31-19:40
“Over 50 million acres of Alaska lands remained under PLOS today.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 21:23-21:29
“The Harris Biden administration has no intention of lifting these public land orders.”
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“Cook Inlet gas production is in dire straits.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 25:04-25:08
“I voted against raising taxes on the industry in 2014.”
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“I voted again against raising taxes on the industry in 2020.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 26:24-26:29
“I was a co-chair of the one Alaska campaign, which...stood up to fight back against these absurd oil tax proposals.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 26:30-26:41
“We've got to use our power on the resources committee to make sure that we are passing bills that repeal these attempted actions.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 31:20-31:31
“I'm 100% opposed [to Vice President Harris's proposed tax policy].”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 33:38-33:40
“These taxes are confiscatory. She wants to dramatically increase not just corporate income taxes, but as was mentioned, dramatic increases…”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 33:41-33:54
“This is a wealth tax, folks, and it's the kind of thing that you see in socialist governments and communist governments.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 33:54-34:02
“It's an actual threat not just to this industry, but to the investment climate in our country generally.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 34:07-34:13
“If we're going to attract investment to the state of Alaska, we need a favorable investment climate.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 34:21-34:27
“I hope it's clear that I'm the one candidate on this stage who will not waiver in advocating for Alaskan oil and gas.”
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum | Uploaded August 28, 2024 | 35:37-35:46
“It's why the House Resources Committee chair himself, Bruce Westerman, endorsed me today.”
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“Energy and minerals are key to our national and economic security, and Alaska has the opportunity to provide that foundation as we…”
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