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Nicholas Begich: “We have not billions, not hundreds of billions, but…”

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

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From Palin to Peltola: Begich on Winning Over Alaska's Divided Electorate

Published | Video Starts at 10:02

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. We need Alaska. (10:02–10:10)

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Asserts that Alaska has trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.

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