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On the recordApril 21, 2015
Are there specific challenges that actually relate to states like South Dakota or Alaska that are very big and yet have highly sparsely populated parts of the state?
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

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Sullivan inquires about unique challenges in sparsely populated states.

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