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Paul Tonko: “I am deeply concerned with the Department of the Interior's proposal for the reorganization and relocation of the Bureau…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
I am deeply concerned with the Department of the Interior's proposal for the reorganization and relocation of the Bureau of Land Management headquarters from Washington, DC to Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko expresses concern over relocating the BLM headquarters, fearing it undermines federal employees and agency effectiveness.

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