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Lisa Murkowski: “The purpose behind it, as far as what we heard in 2015, was to provide certainty, that folks across the country needed…”

On the recordMay 15, 2018
The purpose behind it, as far as what we heard in 2015, was to provide certainty, that folks across the country needed clarity on where Federal jurisdiction began and ended.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the need for clarity in federal jurisdiction.

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