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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
This legislation would require Congress to authorize any expansion of a national wildlife refuge, doing away with a century of conservation precedent.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman expresses concerns about a bill limiting national wildlife refuge expansions.

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