Good morning everyone. 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 bring it over here, sean. Within the nonwilderness portion of an war. And i think its important to put this in context in terms of the areas we are talking about. Anwar itself is 19 million acres. Approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area, is approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as federal wilderness. So when were talking about anwr itself, i think its importedant to recognize there are parts that are designated as wilderness, parts within the refuge and parts, the 1002 area specifically been designated for consideration for oil and Gas Exploration. So again i want to be
Good morning everyone. 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 bring it over here, sean. Within the nonwilderness portion of an war. And i think its important to put this in context in terms of the areas we are talking about. Anwar itself is 19 million acres. Approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area, is approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as federal wilderness. So when were talking about anwr itself, i think its importedant to recognize there are parts that are designated as wilderness, parts within the refuge and parts, the 1002 area specifically been designated for consideration for oil and Gas Exploration. So again i want to be
With how you proceed here. Reporter philadelphias d. A. Was slammed last week with the 23 count, indictment alleging bribery and extortion williams has pleaded not guilty. The judge called williams lawyers attempt to back away from the case, unbreast dented , federal prosecutors in court said they had no objection to diamondstein leaving the case. We will work out representation, we will be back here on friday, and we will look forward to seeing you then. Would you say court is frustrated with this situation i have no further comment on this. Reporter leaving court, williams and his lawyer said nothing but were confronted by members of the black lives matter, pennsylvania. Why wont you resign, sir, sir, why wont you resign. Reporter at this point an extremely unusual hearing, that will continue, on friday, with seth williams, essentially guarantied the court that he will, definitely have, new, legal representation on friday, at which point he will tell Michael Diamondstein his attorney
With how you proceed here. Reporter philadelphias d. A. Was slammed last week with the 23 count, indictment alleging bribery and extortion williams has pleaded not guilty. The judge called williams lawyers attempt to back away from the case, unbreast dented , federal prosecutors in court said they had no objection to diamondstein leaving the case. We will work out representation, we will be back here on friday, and we will look forward to seeing you then. Would you say court is frustrated with this situation i have no further comment on this. Reporter leaving court, williams and his lawyer said nothing but were confronted by members of the black lives matter, pennsylvania. Why wont you resign, sir, sir, why wont you resign. Reporter at this point an extremely unusual hearing, that will continue, on friday, with seth williams, essentially guarantied the court that he will, definitely have, new, legal representation on friday, at which point he will tell Michael Diamondstein his attorney
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