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Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a 19-million-acre national wildlife refuge in northern Alaska. The refuge includes a large variety of species of plants and animals, such as polar bears, grizzly bears, black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, eagles, lynx, wolverine, marten, beaver and migratory birds, which rely on the refuge. In August 2020 the Trump administration approved program to auction oil leases that would enable oil companies to drill for oil within the refuge. Environmentalists argue that oil development threatens wildlife and is likely to worsen climate change. Proponents argue that drilling would be limited to the coastal ranges and would make the U.S. more energy independent.

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28%
Yes
72%
No
19%
Yes
63%
No
9%
Yes, but with very strict environmental regulations
7%
No, and increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels
3%
No, not until we have depleted all other oil reserves

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 @8JCJLWV from Texas  answered…6yrs6Y

Not enough knowledge to make an informed vote

 @8JQDZWM from Michigan  answered…6yrs6Y

I'm very uninformed about this topic.

 @6MJS5MKfrom Indiana  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but 1) with very strict environmental regulations & 2) increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels

 @8CRKFWY from Indiana  answered…6yrs6Y

Not enough info to make an opinion

 @8MB53BG from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

It’s a local issue. None of the federal government’s business

 @8DFZ6LK from Illinois  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but with a government monitor and only if there is a good reason like there is little oil elsewhere.

 @8C5FWXY from New York  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, as long as they don't disrupt current wildlife

 @8TQR6SH from Georgia  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but with very strict environmental regulations and increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels

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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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