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Tom Barrett: “The Biden administration was shutting off oil and gas…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 12:26

If you look back just a few years ago, gas was hitting over $5 $5.25 a gallon in some places across Michigan. And a big chunk of why that happened is because The Biden administration was shutting off oil and gas exploration on federal lands and denying permits. to oil and gas exploration in the United States. We lifted that and encouraged more oil and gas exploration in the United States to make ourselves more energy independent and … (12:26–12:33)

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Asserts that the Biden administration restricted oil and gas exploration on federal lands.

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