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Jeanne Shaheen: “I would hope that we're not going to have a policy in Washington that comes in and supersedes what has been carefully…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
I would hope that we're not going to have a policy in Washington that comes in and supersedes what has been carefully put together by the local folks in New Hampshire.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of local input in forest policy.

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