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Jon Tester: But I really don't know how you can say, and I am not doubting your word, but I don't know how you can say things are…

On the recordDecember 8, 2009
But I really don't know how you can say, and I am not doubting your word, but I don't know how you can say things are getting better if you haven't been able to track backlog.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Senator Tester questions the claim of improvement without tracking lease backlogs.

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