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Richard Pombo: “Reclaiming my time, in conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I would just like to say that this is nothing more than furthering the…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
Reclaiming my time, in conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I would just like to say that this is nothing more than furthering the agenda of locking up our public lands, locking them up to using them for any resources extraction, as well as locking them up so that the American public does not have an opportunity to enjoy our public lands. That is all it is. It is furthering an extremist agenda.
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Richard Pombo
California

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Addressing concerns about public land use and resource extraction.

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