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Peter DeFazio: “There are a hell of a lot of jobs up there right now dependent upon this resource, 14,000 full- and part-time jobs, $480…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
There are a hell of a lot of jobs up there right now dependent upon this resource, 14,000 full- and part-time jobs, $480 million a year for the fisheries in that area.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio highlights the economic importance of the Bristol Bay fisheries.

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