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Rob Bishop: Any assertion that this bill throws open public land to harmful development is akin to suggesting the Patriots get five…

On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
Any assertion that this bill throws open public land to harmful development is akin to suggesting the Patriots get five downs to go 10 yards--an outright falsehood.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop defends the bill against claims it allows harmful development.

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