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On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
This is funding that can put people to work immediately, replacing roofs on visitor centers, repairing trails, improving campgrounds, doing things we should have done 50 years ago to invest in our outdoor recreation economy and in rural communities.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich discusses the immediate job creation potential of the Great American Outdoors Act.

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