2014 DE Senate debate: on Energy & Oil


Kevin Wade: Lottery to distribute 600M acres of oil and gas resources

Wade believes the people, not the government, should control the country's oil and gas resources. There are approximately 600 million acres over oil and gas reserves in the United States, with much of it located in the western region of the nation, Wade said. A lottery should be held to determine 60 million individuals to receive 10 acres each of this land, he said.

These new owners of gas and oil rights can then do with them what they see fit, including allowing companies to drill, making a profit for the owners of the land, he said. According to Wade, Abraham Lincoln, among others, had a similar idea in the past. "Take it out of the hands of Washington, into the hands of the people," he said. "It's not radical or new."

Source: Delaware State News on 2014 Delaware Senate race Aug 12, 2014

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MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
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AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
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NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
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