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Ron Wyden: “When you sell off or exploit your public lands, you don't get them back.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2018
When you sell off or exploit your public lands, you don't get them back.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns against the consequences of exploiting public lands.

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