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Robert Torricelli: “So our colleagues are clear on this narrow difference that we represent, two things have been said that deserve further…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1999
So our colleagues are clear on this narrow difference that we represent, two things have been said that deserve further attention. One, if the trapping is to deal with a predator--and indeed this is part of the management of the refuge--my amendment does not affect them. They can trap.
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Robert Torricelli
New Jersey

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Discussing amendments related to trapping in wildlife refuge management.

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