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Peter DeFazio: “Their shutdown is making this fantasy a reality, grinding the entire Federal leasing and permitting system to a halt.”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
Their shutdown is making this fantasy a reality, grinding the entire Federal leasing and permitting system to a halt.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio links the government shutdown to delays in federal leasing and permitting.

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