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On the recordMarch 20, 2013
I want to thank the Chairman for holding this important hearing today, and I want to also thank Mr. Jim Iwanicki from my district in Northern Michigan for coming to Washington to tell us about the tremendous obstacles he had in simply building a county road through a working forest in the Upper Peninsula, and the difficulties he has had with the EPA.
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Dan Benishek
Republican · Michigan

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Benishek expresses gratitude for a hearing addressing local infrastructure challenges.

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