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Jared Polis: “I find it unacceptable that the bill includes language ranging from a public land giveaway, to a failure to protect the…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
I find it unacceptable that the bill includes language ranging from a public land giveaway, to a failure to protect the Bears Ears region, to shedding environmental protections, and the fact that this legislation steals land from the Ute Indian Tribe.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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Polis criticizes a bill for undermining environmental protections and tribal sovereignty.

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