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Rob Bishop: It is not, as the Director said, nor is it right to have strongholds where wilderness-like restrictions over 16.5…

On the recordMay 18, 2015
It is not, as the Director said, nor is it right to have strongholds where wilderness-like restrictions over 16.5 million acres of land will be done.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Criticism of federal restrictions on land management without state input.

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