On the recordMarch 25, 2014
The only thing that is standing in the way is our own Federal Government's decision to place a higher value on the birds than it does on the health and safety of my State's citizens.
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congress.govLisa Murkowski: “The only thing that is standing in the way is our own Federal Government's decision to place a higher value on the birds…”
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Murkowski criticizes the federal government's prioritization of wildlife over Alaskan residents' safety.
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