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Mike Simpson: “Our primary Federal investment ought to be in financial and technical assistance to citizens, landowners, small…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
Our primary Federal investment ought to be in financial and technical assistance to citizens, landowners, small businesses, communities, States, tribes, and other nations.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Stressing the need for federal investment in assistance rather than regulation.

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