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On the recordJuly 10, 2011
it would be great if the conservation and environmental community outside of government would tell them, thank you, we appreciate you doing that, but if this ever happens to us, we would like all that money to come to us.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio emphasizes the need for a unified message regarding funding priorities for Gulf restoration.

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