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On the recordMarch 28, 2012
My legislation... simply assigns these islands the official title of the Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Area.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan explains the purpose of his bill for wilderness designation.

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