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Tom McClintock: “The locally-elected officials do not support a national monument, but they do support, by and large, this Public Lands…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
The locally-elected officials do not support a national monument, but they do support, by and large, this Public Lands Initiative.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Emphasis on local support for the Public Lands Initiative over national monument status.

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