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On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
The amount of land proposed for this designation is overwhelming--it is the approximate equivalent of the size of the State of Maryland.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva highlights the extensive land proposed for wilderness designation in Utah.

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