Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan met with President Joe Biden and his senior advisors this week to discuss his administration’s impending decision on the Willow oil project.
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 3, 2023.
Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan met with Biden and his senior advisers Thursday and talked for more than an hour, according to the statement. “We were united in our advocacy for the Willow Project and made the strongest possible case for it,” the delegation said.]
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