Enzi: Post-election concern about energy, missiles

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Sen. Mike Enzi said Wednesday he’s concerned about the natural gas industry in Wyoming after the re-election of President Barack Obama and a Democratic majority in the Senate, and about the possibility that a deficit-reduction deal could affect F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.

Low natural gas prices are afflicting the gas industry, Enzi said Wednesday, but he worries Democrats, on top of that, might abruptly end tax benefits that help businesses involved in gas development.

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