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Joe Courtney: “Well, again, I don't sit on the Resources Committee, on the day that this was deliberated on, but, I think clearly, and…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2007
Well, again, I don't sit on the Resources Committee, on the day that this was deliberated on, but, I think clearly, and I don't want to put words in the Chairman's mouth, and he can probably answer this when maybe the microphone goes back to him, but my understanding is that basically they wanted to follow the basic statutory format that has worked in all the other designations that this Congress has taken up in the past, and where really honestly there has not been a problem of condemnation or eminent domain of the property owners. But that's the best of my knowledge.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut
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Discussing the statutory format for property designations during a congressional debate.

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