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Lee Metcalf: “This issue is very critical to my district. I have the second largest traffic in the whole country, I believe, from the…”

On the recordNovember 9, 1997
This issue is very critical to my district. I have the second largest traffic in the whole country, I believe, from the Blaine border crossing. It is very critical, very important. I believe this is a technical correction, and it is just very vital.
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Lee Metcalf
Montana

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Discussing the importance of traffic issues related to the Blaine border crossing.

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