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 @9FVZTPGWomen’s Equality from Virginia  disagreed…3yrs3Y

No, drilling should not happen. The government has already put our world at too much risk of ending earlier than it should. Keep Alaska clean please.

 @9F6THCZ from Ohio  disagreed…3yrs3Y

It isn't good for the wildlife whatsoever to be drilling oil in Alaska, and we've already stripped so many other places of their natural resources. It needs to be done in order to help keep the Earth as a healthier place.

 @9F76GQZ from Washington  disagreed…3yrs3Y

Alaska Wildlife Refuge not only accounts for onland animals, but most of the fish and seafood we get in the US comes from Alaska

 @9FJ6QG9from Maine  disagreed…3yrs3Y

We already have other replacements and not only does it hurt the environment , but it also isn’t necessary.

 @98KRW8JPeace and Freedom from Colorado  commented…3yrs3Y

no, they should not it would result in damage to a wildlife refuge and there are much better places to get oil from.

 @9F83MSSRepublican from Iowa  disagreed…3yrs3Y

No drilling should not be alowed bc a lot of the fish would die and we get most of our sea food from alaska

 @9D5VKH6 from Alaska  commented…3yrs3Y

More sea life & wildlife are affected by spills when shipping crude oil in ships across the oceans, it also takes even more oil to power the ships engines... Add to that the $$$ cost of buying oil from other countries & being dependent on them can hurt us politically.

OR we can just drill our own, transport thru much safer pipelines overland (which has a very low rate of environmental impact overall) & be energy independent like we used to be!!

As a 30+ yr Alaskan resident, I've seen firsthand how little the pipeline impacts the environment!

Anyone who says shipping is safer for the environment is LYING TO YOU.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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