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Michael Bennet: My concern is that if we see a listing, all of those efforts have been for naught, and people are going to feel like the…

On the recordMay 6, 2014
My concern is that if we see a listing, all of those efforts have been for naught, and people are going to feel like the folks in D.C. once again are not paying any attention to what is going on at ground level.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet expresses concern about local efforts being ignored by federal decisions.

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