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On the recordJune 8, 2010
You know, the immediate critiques of this bill will be, you know, is it just about squishy livability; you know, is it once again the Federal Government further extending its reach into areas that, as my colleague from Montana, Senator Tester, said, has always been appropriately a local process?
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Warner anticipates critiques regarding federal involvement in local issues.

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