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Don Young: “I would like to mention one thing. I do have an amendment for a future day--I am speaking to the gentleman--on NEPA. We…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2015
I would like to mention one thing. I do have an amendment for a future day--I am speaking to the gentleman--on NEPA. We don't change the NEPA policy at all, other than the fact that only those affected can have comments on how it affects their land, not a bunch of people from New York or Maine or Dallas or Florida. So that is really a red herring that was drug across this bill. This is to help the tribes. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop), my good chairman of the full committee.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska
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Oct 8, 2015

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