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On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
And you would think that the gentleman from California would be interested in letting the local community come to a decision on this rather than imposing it from Washington, D.C., and overturning what this local group of people have been working on for years. I mean, this is really a bit much.
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Norman D. Dicks

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The speaker criticizes federal overreach into local decision-making.

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