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Dirk Kempthorne: “Again, right now, I do not think this legislation states what a range is--it is silent on that question.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
Again, right now, I do not think this legislation states what a range is--it is silent on that question.
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Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho

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Discussing the clarity of legislation regarding ranges.

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