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Raúl Grijalva: The bills before us today are variations of extreme behavior regarding the past and now the projected future government…

On the recordNovember 20, 2013
The bills before us today are variations of extreme behavior regarding the past and now the projected future government shutdowns and our beloved National Park system.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva critiques proposed bills as extreme responses to government shutdowns affecting national parks.

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