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Jon Tester: “If the same thing would have happened there on private property, would it have been 2 years for the cleanup under the…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2016
If the same thing would have happened there on private property, would it have been 2 years for the cleanup under the same circumstances? I hope not.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester questions cleanup delays for military incidents compared to private property.

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