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Scott Tipton: “I had to actually submit a bill on behalf of establishing jurisdiction between the Department of Agriculture and the…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
I had to actually submit a bill on behalf of establishing jurisdiction between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior over a pipeline, and who had jurisdiction to repair it, which is ridiculous.
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Scott Tipton
Republican · Colorado

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Tipton criticizes the jurisdictional confusion between federal departments.

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