07/08/2013
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"There are four concerns that I have with this piece of legislation."
"We can and should protect America's great natural spaces, yet it should not be done in a dictatorial manner that freezes out and refuses to even consider the views of local citizens and local leaders ..."
"I am deeply troubled by legislation whose sponsors live far from the communities and districts whose legislation they are targeting."
"This particular bill is a relic from the past. It has not been successful since the Age of Disco and will not be successful now or in the future."