Showdown Looms Over Energy Bill
Tags: LEGISLATIVE bills; ENERGY policy; UNITED States. Congress. House; ACTIONS & defenses (Administrative law); OIL well drilling; ARCTIC National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)
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