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Steve Pearce: What was offensive about this particular amendment that simply says no Federal funds may be used to condemn, and it just…

On the recordJuly 30, 2007
What was offensive about this particular amendment that simply says no Federal funds may be used to condemn, and it just gets really clear, because again, those of us in the West, maybe we're overly sensitive, but so much land has been taken from us that it is, it is a point at which we begin to resist. Why wasn't that amendment simply agreed to?
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

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Discussing an amendment related to the use of Federal funds for land condemnation.

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