Isn't That Sweet? Murkowski "Wants To Pursue" Bill To Protect Arctic She Opened To Drilling
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Murkowski, for her part, told reporters yesterday she wants to pursue another bill on ANWR to provide more environmental protections for the 1002 area.
The language advanced in the tax bill last month is relatively limited in scope because Republicans used a procedural process known as reconciliation, which allowed them to pass the overhaul with a simple majority in the Senate.
"Through the reconciliation process, you're very limited in terms of what you can put into that legislation," she said. "So there are other things we would like to provide by way of protections, whether environmental or just process."
It's unclear whether another ANWR bill would be advanced in a spending bill or on its own. And Democrats may be unwilling to support any legislation that eases the path for drilling in the region, even if it includes environmental safeguards. "You can do anything through the appropriations process, but I do think that this is important that we have a process through the committee to take it up," Murkowski said. "There's no reason not to."
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