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Sam Graves: The Federal Government already owns far too much land already, about 30 percent of the land of this country.

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
The Federal Government already owns far too much land already, about 30 percent of the land of this country.
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Sam Graves
Republican · Missouri

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Graves criticizes federal land ownership and its impact on local governments.

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