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Ed Markey: Where wilderness opponents see a federal land grab, we see an attempt to bring balance to federal land management policy…

On the recordOctober 24, 2011
Where wilderness opponents see a federal land grab, we see an attempt to bring balance to federal land management policy that is currently tilted wildly in favor of resource extraction.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey contrasts views on wilderness proposals and resource extraction.

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