White House ‘Better Not Kill’ Alaska Oil Project, Senators Warn
- ConocoPhillips project poses political challenge for Biden
- Move to pare drilling would be seen as rejection, senators say
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Alaska’s senators sharply condemned any potential Biden administration move to authorize ConocoPhillips’ $8 billion Willow oil project with restrictions so onerous it wouldn’t be viable, warning that would be seen as a rejection — and an unacceptable blow to residents across the nation’s largest state.
“They damn well better not kill the project,” Republican Lisa Murkowski told reporters in a briefing Tuesday.