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Norvell Emerson: I know that it cannot technically be done, but let me tell the gentleman, I will share with the gentleman all of the…

On the recordJuly 15, 1997
I know that it cannot technically be done, but let me tell the gentleman, I will share with the gentleman all of the proposals as they existed before they were pulled back by the Park Service and others, because there was such an outcry. I will show them to the gentleman, and they indicate very emphatically that there were limitations, restrictions put on it.
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Norvell Emerson
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing proposals related to the Park Service and public outcry.

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