Barack Obama: “The Secretary of the Interior is in charge of overseeing 500 million…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2013

The Secretary of the Interior is in charge of overseeing 500 million acres of public land.

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Remarks on the Nomination of Sally Jewell To Be Secretary of the Interior

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Barack Obama: “The Secretary of the Interior is in charge of overseeing 500 million acres of public land.”