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On the recordApril 22, 2015
No, nobody wants to cut corners, but--on the environment, on protecting the environment--but nobody wants 15 years for a permitting process.
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

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Sullivan criticizes the lengthy permitting process for airport construction.

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