WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the
President’s remarks on gas prices and domestic production during his weekly
address:
“I’ve
been strongly critical of this Administration’s policies on domestic
production, but today I want to give credit to the President. I’ve had the
opportunity to talk directly with him regarding the importance of Alaska’s oil
reserves and the need to increase safe and responsible oil production here at
home. Permitting is the single greatest obstacle to domestic production and the
President’s establishment of a new team to coordinate work on Alaska drilling
permits is a positive development, as is the extension of leases in the Gulf of
Mexico and Chukchi Sea.”
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