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Sherwood Boehlert: “Reclaiming my time, let me stress, the new refuge in excess of 500 acres, that is what I want Congress to have a say on.…”

On the recordApril 24, 1996
Reclaiming my time, let me stress, the new refuge in excess of 500 acres, that is what I want Congress to have a say on. I want emergency situations taken care of, obviously, with the authority to proceed with 20, 30, 50, 100, 200 acres. Very often they are very time-sensitive. You need to grab the deal when you can get it. We are talking about a sizeable number of acres, 500 or more, where I think the elected body of the people's House should have its say.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York
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Discussing the need for Congressional oversight on land acquisitions for new refuges.

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