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Mike Quigley: The Federal Government is the largest property owner in the world, with an inventory over 900,000 buildings and…

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
The Federal Government is the largest property owner in the world, with an inventory over 900,000 buildings and structures and 41 million acres of land.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley highlights the vast extent of federal property ownership.

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