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Earl Blumenauer: “I think in Sacramento it is going to be 2077 before the base that was closed in the first round of base closure is…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
I think in Sacramento it is going to be 2077 before the base that was closed in the first round of base closure is cleaned up and returned.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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Blumenauer discusses the slow cleanup of military bases and its implications for readiness.

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