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On the recordJune 28, 2017
the idea that these lands, which belong to all Americans, should be managed in a way that will ensure they are still here for our children and our grandchildren--that idea is gone.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Critique of the administration's management of public lands for oil and gas interests.

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