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Jerry Moran: This bureau has a great history of accomplishment. It goes all the way back to the land classification work of John…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
This bureau has a great history of accomplishment. It goes all the way back to the land classification work of John Wesley Powell in 1878, and then the Congress established it in 1879.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran highlights the historical significance of the USGS.

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