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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
This legislation would enable many of our people to maintain their subsistence way of life without facing burdensome fees that many cannot afford.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Highlighting legislation to ease financial burdens on Alaska subsistence hunters.

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