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Jared Huffman: it is really an interesting discussion, but it is also an enormous strawman, because we are not doing anything to…

On the recordApril 19, 2016
it is really an interesting discussion, but it is also an enormous strawman, because we are not doing anything to increase striped bass.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman critiques the lack of federal efforts to increase striped bass populations.

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