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Rob Bishop: “The special interest groups who are behind this bill have raised tens of millions of dollars over the years with the…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
The special interest groups who are behind this bill have raised tens of millions of dollars over the years with the promise to their donors that the money would be spent to protect important tracts of beautiful red rock in Utah.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop accuses special interest groups of misleading donors about land protection.

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