President Trump Unleashes Alaska’s Economy in Single, Sweeping Executive Order
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today welcomed a comprehensive executive order, signed by President Donald Trump, rescinding a series of Biden administration policies and actions related to Alaska lands and resources, and reinstating many policies and actions of the first Trump administration. In his order, President Trump establishes “an immediate end to the assault on Alaska’s sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop [its] resources for the benefit of the Nation.”
Specifically, the executive order supports further progress on the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, removes resource restrictions within the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A) and other parts of the state, protects Alaskans’ hunting and trapping rights on federal lands, restores unlawfully cancelled oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), advances the Ambler Access Project and the life-saving King Cove Road, revokes Biden administration regulations that imposed the 2001 Roadless Rule on Alaska, and removes hurdles preventing Alaska Native people from receiving the lands they are due.
“It is morning again in Alaska. With the stroke of a pen, President Trump has sent America and the world the unmistakable message that unleashing Alaska’s energy and resources will be a top priority of his administration, literally from day 1,” said Sen. Sullivan. “The contrast with the Biden administration couldn’t be more stark. For four years, our state suffered under an unrelenting assault—70 executive orders and actions restricting Alaskans’ economic opportunities and lawful access to our lands. No state has endured this kind of sustained negative attention from a federal administration in recent memory. President Trump’s sweeping executive order, and the work we will do with his administration over the next four years, will put Alaskans back in the driver’s seat of our state’s destiny, advancing critical resource development projects and unleashing economic opportunities for the benefit of our hard-working families and the security of the entire nation. I want to thank President Trump for recognizing Alaska as the great strategic asset for our country that it is and for standing up for working Alaskans.”
“President Trump is picking up right where he left off, reversing years of damaging decisions and prioritizing Alaska’s unrivaled opportunities for responsible energy and mineral development,” Sen. Murkowski said. “The policies laid out in this Executive Order will improve our economy, our budget, and our quality of life while simultaneously making energy more affordable and enhancing national security. Alaska is the blue chip in the United States’ energy portfolio, and I thank President Trump for helping us capitalize on our resources.”
“Today, the failed policies of the Biden Administration are now but a page in the history books - one that will soon be forgotten. The golden age of America has begun,” said Rep. Begich. “On day one, President Trump showed the American people they have a leader in the White House who will usher in a new era of economic renewal and energy dominance with an executive order aimed at unleashing American energy. Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, Alaska will be empowered to fully harness its vast energy and mineral resources, spearhead economic renewal, and solidify our position as an energy powerhouse. I am proud to stand with the Trump Administration in this critical effort to build a stronger, more prosperous Alaska for generations to come. The pathway to American prosperity begins in Alaska, and it begins today.”
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