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Jon Tester: What H.R. 1581 is going to do is release a lot of pristine, back-country land, good elk, good fisheries, just incredibly…

On the recordApril 17, 2012
What H.R. 1581 is going to do is release a lot of pristine, back-country land, good elk, good fisheries, just incredibly prized elk habitat and blue ribbon fisheries.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Jon Tester criticizes H.R. 1581 for threatening access to valuable natural resources.

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