Ron Wyden actually said...

Despite Congress having the sole authority to designate wilderness . . . this Administration and the environmental community continue to manage our public lands as 'defacto' wilderness.

Context

Wyden criticizes the current management of public lands as de facto wilderness.

07/29/2013

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