Mike Simpson said "Would we all not be better off if those resources--or at least a majority of those resources--were used in managing public lands rather than in courts?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 20, 2012

Would we all not be better off if those resources--or at least a majority of those resources--were used in managing public lands rather than in courts?

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Mike Simpson

Republican · Idaho

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Simpson advocates for reallocating resources from legal battles to public land management.

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