continued export restriction" (Kumins). Also during this time, oil ban repeal supporters pushed pro drilling legislation through the Senate Energy Committee for the first time. This is around the time that the heated debates began to occur among Environmentalists and Republicans. In 1995, legislation was passed allowing for the exporting oil from the region, although only small amounts. Finally, several bills have been introduced during 2000, which would ban the export of crude oil produced within the Northern Slopes of Alaska, while pro dri
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