The Senate Energy and Commerce Committee approved a measure on Wednesday to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas production, moving it an important step closer to becoming official.
The committee voted 13 to 9 to add the measure to the budget reconciliation legislation, which under Senate rules cannot be filibustered. The House has already approved a similar measure.
Tim Johnson, who sits on the energy committee, voted against it.
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