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Gerry Studds: “in the spirit of corrections, let me say to the gentleman from New Hampshire, the Atchafalaya Refuge is in Louisiana…”

On the recordJune 11, 1996
in the spirit of corrections, let me say to the gentleman from New Hampshire, the Atchafalaya Refuge is in Louisiana, which is a very long way from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. May I also say that things must be blissful indeed in the Granite State if the biggest thing you have to worry about is the specter of the Federal Government grabbing an acre in the name of Silvio Conte. I think it must be a lovely existence you have up there. Some of us can think of real problems that need solutions.
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Gerry Studds
Massachusetts
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Addressing concerns about federal land acquisition during a debate.

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