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Mike Lee: “This is not a burden that should be borne solely by those Federal land rich States.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2013
This is not a burden that should be borne solely by those Federal land rich States.
Said by
Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Arguing against the economic burden on states with significant federal land.

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