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George Miller: The gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Vento] is right. My colleague wants to keep alluding to Katie McGinty's memo. But the…

On the recordOctober 1, 1997
The gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Vento] is right. My colleague wants to keep alluding to Katie McGinty's memo. But the fact of the matter is, with advanced notice, the Senate would have tried to stop this, would have tried to put this into an appropriations bill, and left these lands unprotected. That was the fact that was on the ground and evident to everyone in this Nation before the President had the courage to act and protect these lands.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Discussing the protection of lands during a debate.

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