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On the recordOctober 17, 2011
It strikes me that when you are faced with the kind of economic impact being on the surface described here only relatively lightly today, that you as a public servant of all people would worry about real impact in terms of jobs, in terms of the communities' economic ability to survive.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

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Concern about the economic impact of critical habitat designations on local communities.

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