Time Running out for GOP to Avoid Shutdown

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Date

Dec. 21, 2017

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Politico Morning Energy

"REPORT ROUNDUP! DRILL, MAYBE, DRILL? Resources for the Future is out with a report looking at how various local communities have coped and responded to volatility in local demand for drilling over the last decade. It found most local communities reported 'net fiscal benefits' from expanded oil and gas drilling, and that fiscal conditions had generally improved in 2016 and 2017. Read it here."

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