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Ron Wyden: “This bill, introduced by Senator Alexander and cosponsored by Senator Corker, would protect 19,556 acres of Tennessee's…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2011
This bill, introduced by Senator Alexander and cosponsored by Senator Corker, would protect 19,556 acres of Tennessee's national forest lands as wilderness.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the purpose of the Tennessee Wilderness Act to protect forest lands.

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