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Jason Smith: “I cannot express enough how big of an issue this is to the folks that I represent, and the fact that we don't want a…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
I cannot express enough how big of an issue this is to the folks that I represent, and the fact that we don't want a part of it.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Smith emphasizes local opposition to a Blueways designation affecting his constituents.

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