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Bruce Westerman: I have seen preservation cloaked as conservation many times, and I have a real problem with that.

On the recordFebruary 14, 2024
I have seen preservation cloaked as conservation many times, and I have a real problem with that.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman expresses concern about mislabeling preservation as conservation.

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