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Ron Wyden: “If we don't, the farmers get hurt, ranchers get hurt, the tribes get hurt and, of course, we set back the effort to…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2018
If we don't, the farmers get hurt, ranchers get hurt, the tribes get hurt and, of course, we set back the effort to protect wildlife in the Basin as well.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns of the consequences of failing to reach an agreement in the Klamath Basin.

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