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I cannot in good conscience vote for final passage of legislation that would pave the way to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

Jim Ramstad

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Jim Ramstad
Age: 74 †
Born: 1946
Born: May 6
Died: 2020
Died: November 5
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Former United States Representative
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Jamestown
North Dakota
James Marvin Ramstad
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