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Jared Huffman: “Just a reality check. No one has lost hunting or angling access because of lead ammunition or tackle restrictions. That…”

On the recordApril 30, 2024
Just a reality check. No one has lost hunting or angling access because of lead ammunition or tackle restrictions. That has not happened, but if this management tool is taken away from fish and wildlife managers, and lead pollution and lead poisoning is allowed to continue to build up, my colleagues will start to see the loss of that access. This ready-shoot-aim approach to wildlife management is actually going to hurt the people who the gentleman says he wants to protect. Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell).
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California
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Apr 30, 2024

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