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Mike Simpson: “CIEDRA is not a perfect bill. It is a complicated bill that forces each side to give a bit in order to find the balance…”

On the recordJune 15, 2010
CIEDRA is not a perfect bill. It is a complicated bill that forces each side to give a bit in order to find the balance that is needed to resolve outstanding land management issues.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Mike Simpson acknowledges the complexity and imperfections of the CIEDRA bill.

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