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On the recordJuly 11, 2012
Well, in briefly addressing the gentleman from California, I would encourage him to support President Obama's proven track record of success in accelerating the access to public lands, a 17 percent improvement in speed of access over the Bush administration. With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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