Can you imagine being a locally elected official who is responsible for roads, schools, and all the services that a community needs in order just to survive, and having 93 percent of your tax base taken out from underneath you?
Stewart highlights the challenges faced by local officials due to federal land ownership.
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There is probably nothing that is more divisive and more contentious than is this rule in the West with farmers and ranchers.
How in the world could anyone sit and listen to this and go, 'You know, that's OK with me, use the Federal government as contractors to go suppress free speech.'?
I would ask for your commitment that you will include the State and the local communities who have a stake in this.
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