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On the recordNovember 20, 2013
I call them bedrock laws. Other people have other descriptions for them, but you know, things like NEPA, Endangered Species, Clean Water Act, Historic Preservation, Native American Grave Protection.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Identifying essential federal laws that should remain applicable.

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