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Rob Wittman: “This legislation would re-instate the failed policies of the past, eliminate the science from science-based management.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
This legislation would re-instate the failed policies of the past, eliminate the science from science-based management.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman criticizes draft legislation for undermining scientific management in fisheries.

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