Washington and the leadership in some parts of the republican party, particularly the senate, and that is what is driving him. Want afterward senate and 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2 possible tb. Now, to the house and Senate Conference meeting on tax reform. Committee members talked about the two tax reform bills passed separately out of each chamber. Good afternoon, everyone. I am deeply honored to tear this Conference Committee, the first Tax Reform Conference Committee and 31 years. And to be here with all of you as we move forward with this historic effort. Before i deliver my opening remarks, i want to take a moment to welcome everyone to discuss the format of todays meeting. I would also like to thank all of the members of congress trying us today from both sides of the capital, and both sides of the aisle. I also thank all of the members of the house and senate and our professional staff who have worked so hard on tax reform for the past several years, and in particular, the memb
Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We meet this morning to consider opening a very small portion of alaskas 1002 area to responsible Energy Development to meet the 1 billion budget reconciliation instruction that our Committee Received last week. The 1002 area covers 1. 57 million acres of land in northeast alaska within the nonwilderness portion. You can bring it over here sean. I think its important to put this in context in terms of the areas that we are talking about. Anwr itself is 19 million acres. This is approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area is 1002 area, is 1. 5 million acres, approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as wilderness, federal wilderness, 8 million acres there. When we are talking about anwr itself, its important to recognize there are parts of anwr that are designated as wilderness and parts within the refuge and parts of anwr, the 1002 area specifically designated for consideration for oil
Good morning everyone. The committee will come due order we need to have to consider opening a very small portion of the area in alaska for Energy Development with the 1 billion project reconciliation we received last week. The area is 1. 57 million acres of land in northeastern alaska within the non wilderness portion of anwr. So to put this in context of with the areas were talking about anwr itself is 19 million acres approximately the size of south carolina, the non wilderness area is 1002 1. 5 million acres approximately the size of delaware and this area is designated as federal wilderness so talk about anbar itself is important to recognize there are parts of and what are that are designated imports that are within the refuge in the of parts of anwr 1002 area that have been designated for consideration for our oil and gas exploration. 1002 area is not federal wilderness. Congress recognizes the value of anwr with a designated 7 million acres over this area here. That is the area
Nonwilderness portion. Important tot is put this in context, in terms of the areas where talking about. War, itself, is 9 million acres, approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area, this 1002 area, is 1. 5 million acres, approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as wilderness, federal wilderness, 8 million acres there. So, when we are talking about an important tot is recognize that there are parts r that are designated wilderness, parts are designated refuge, and parts have specifically been designated for consideration for oil and Gas Exploration. I want to be clear. The 1002 area is not federal wilderness. Congress recognized the value of anwar when it recognize more than 70 million acres as the wilderness. That is protected and cannot, and will not be touched. The coastal plain, again, is separate from the wilderness in anwar. It is about the size of delaware, in a refuge about the size of south carolina. Talkingareas we are about our sign
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