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Jon Tester: “For Congress to assert an authority to restrict access by the terms of this wilderness bill is a clear violation of the…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
For Congress to assert an authority to restrict access by the terms of this wilderness bill is a clear violation of the Tenth Amendment.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester argues the bill violates the Tenth Amendment by restricting local authorities' powers.

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