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Grace Napolitano: President Teddy Roosevelt once said that our rivers are a public good, and that any permit to obstruct them for reasons…

On the recordJune 26, 2012
President Teddy Roosevelt once said that our rivers are a public good, and that any permit to obstruct them for reasons and on conditions that seem good at the moment should be subject to revision when changed conditions demand.
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Grace Napolitano
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Citing Roosevelt's view on rivers as public goods and the need for permit revisions.

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