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Lisa Murkowski: “We cannot continue with business as usual. The cost to the taxpayers and the public do not match.”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2016
We cannot continue with business as usual. The cost to the taxpayers and the public do not match.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the need for reform in coal leasing practices.

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