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This is inside interior.

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This week, interior recognized
National Police Week, an annual week

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honoring law enforcement officers
who gave their lives in the line of duty.

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Last year, four law enforcement officers
within the Department of the interior

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lost their lives two officers, park ranger
and an investigator.

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This week and every week, we will ensure
that their sacrifice is not forgotten.

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In addition,
the department made several strategic

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moves to advance President Trump's
national energy dominance agenda.

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Interior
and I was one of the first projects

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to benefit from the department's
expediting permitting procedures

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and implementing a 14 day review
of the Velvet Wood Mine in Utah.

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This would jumpstart
a strategically positioned mine in San

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Juan County
that would help secure uranium,

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a critical element
in nuclear energy, and benatia,

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which is used in various national defense
applications, including fighter jets.

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Interior also announced a policy update
at the Bureau of Land Management

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designed to streamline oil and gas
leasing processes on our public lands,

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meaning less bureaucratic delays
and more American energy dominance.

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Secretary Burgum hit the road
to highlight Interior's efforts

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to boost American energy independence
and maintain National Park Service

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sites for the public to enjoy.

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If we are dominant here, that means we're
supplying our energy to all of our states

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and that we stop importing foreign oil
and foreign energy sources.

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We can do it all with clean U.S.

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natural gas and with clean U.S. baseload.

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Burgum traveled to Floyd Bennett
Field in Brooklyn, New York.

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There, he visited with park lease
energy workers and joined

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a number of families on the rink
at Aviator Sports and Event Center.

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I want to drive a Zamboni.

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The secretary

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also visited Olympic
National Park in Washington state to tour

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the park, receive a briefing
on interagency wildland fire prevention,

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discuss the impacts of the local economy,
and highlight

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Interior's ongoing commitment
to ensuring our parks remain open.

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Lots of exciting things happening here.

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Great people on the ground doing
great work for the National Park Service.

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Start making your plans
for visiting the National Park.