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Paul Gosar: “I, frankly, fail to see how any of these statutes gives the President authority to create regional planning zones.”

On the recordOctober 25, 2011
I, frankly, fail to see how any of these statutes gives the President authority to create regional planning zones.
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Paul Gosar
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Gosar questions the President's authority for new ocean policies without Congress's input.

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