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Ron Wyden: “Are we protecting Mount Hood for the people or from the people?”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2004
Are we protecting Mount Hood for the people or from the people?
Said by
Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
Source
congress.gov
Sep 14, 2004

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Wyden discusses the balance of protecting Mount Hood.

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