Opening ANWR to oil drilling is priority in Trump's proposed budget
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Tuesday that opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling is among his top priorities, with provisions included in his 2018 budget request.
The president's request, released in detail Tuesday, included a line detailing projected deficit reductions from federal oil and gas leasing in ANWR.
The proposed budget is only a request — Congress ultimately holds the purse strings and has shown an overall reluctance to implement many cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
But the ANWR provision demonstrates that opening the refuge to drilling is a priority for the administration, according to Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Read more: https://www.adn.com/politics/2017/05/23/opening-anwr-to-oil-drilling-is-priority-in-trumps-proposed-budget/
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