subcommittee on mineral and energy resources
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Tipton supports bill to give states control over oil drilling on federal land
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WASHINGTON – A congressional committee that includes two Colorado congressmen approved a bill Wednesday that would give states greater control over rights to extract oil and gas from federal land. Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is a supporter of the bill, called the Secure American Energy Act. A controversy over the legislation is whether states…