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Tom Harkin: “Well, I say to my friend, one of the historic uses of eminent domain has been for parks. When was Central Park in New…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2007
Well, I say to my friend, one of the historic uses of eminent domain has been for parks. When was Central Park in New York set aside? The power of eminent domain was for Central Park in New York. I think that has been over a hundred years.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the historical use of eminent domain for public parks.

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