Saluting vision, leadership
Oklahoma is an energy state. Oil recovery began in 1859 with the first commercial well coming on stream in 1897 (10 years before Oklahoma became a state) when the first wells in the Bartlesville -Dewey field were completed.
For the next 100 years, that resource fueled the economic engine of Oklahoma.
Recently, Oklahoma House Speaker Chris Benge has taken the huge step of attempting to do what Congress has bee...
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