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Jack Fields: “The African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 was truly a bipartisan piece of legislation cosponsored by Tony Beilenson…”

On the recordJune 23, 2014
The African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 was truly a bipartisan piece of legislation cosponsored by Tony Beilenson, a liberal Democrat from California, and me, a conservative Republican from Texas.
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Jack Fields
Texas

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Fields highlights the bipartisan nature of the elephant conservation legislation.

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