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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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