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Lisa Murkowski: “Our reality is that if, in fact, we are not able to come to a resolve with this Sealaska legislation the existing…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
Our reality is that if, in fact, we are not able to come to a resolve with this Sealaska legislation the existing remnants of the timber industry in Southeast Alaska are just not going to survive.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the urgency of resolving Sealaska legislation for the timber industry's survival.

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