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Gary Palmer: “Well, following on Mr. Meadows' questions and how you have gone from giving permits to companies like Mr. Cottingham's…”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
Well, following on Mr. Meadows' questions and how you have gone from giving permits to companies like Mr. Cottingham's organization to operate on Federal land, you've now decided that that verbal agreement or that permit is now a contract, and so you're going to impose this wage standard.
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

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Palmer discusses changes in permit agreements affecting wage standards for businesses on Federal land.

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