Colaska leads Alaska in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. We are also a subsidiary of Colas Group, the world-wide leader in road construction. 4000 Old Seward Rd, Suite 101 Anchorage, AK 907-273-1000 info@colaska.com 50+ years and 7,000+ projects in Alaska locking Alaska down while refusing to consult with the Alaska Natives who actually live on the North Slope. “It’s bad enough to tear up legal contracts and renege on federal commitments. But it’s even more unconscionable that the Biden administration is penalizing Alaska right as it allows Iran to produce more of its oil and solicits the same from Venezuela. Fewer jobs at home, more imports for California, and higher prices for everyone. These decisions are illegal, reckless, defy all common sense, and are the latest signs of an incoherent energy policy from President Biden,” Murkowski said. Sen. Dan Sullivan, Alaska’s other senator, said: “This war on Alaska is devastating for not only Alaska but also the energy security of the nation. This unlawful cancellation of AIDEA’s ANWR leases today now brings us to 55 executive orders and actions specifically targeting Alaska since President Biden assumed office. “The Biden Interior Department’s incredulous announcement of a second ANWR lease sale begs the question: What investor in their right mind would ever consider spending millions of dollars in ANWR having just witnessed the administration pull the rug out from under the last THE LINK: OCTOBER 2023 19 CONTINUED on PAGE 20 “The NPR-A, which is explicitly designated for energy production, turns 100 this year, and we have worked for decades how to responsibly develop a very small portion of the non-wilderness 1002 Area. Now the Biden Administration, at a time when America and our allies need Alaska’s resources more than ever, has decided to go their own way by further locking Alaska down while refusing to consult with the Alaska Natives who actually live on the North Slope. — U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
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