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Mike Simpson: “These people are ready to hand you the keys to their cities and say the heck with it.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
These people are ready to hand you the keys to their cities and say the heck with it.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Simpson highlights mayors' desperation over EPA demands affecting their communities.

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