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Maria Cantwell: “More than a million tourists come to the Valley every year and contribute $150 million to the local economy.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
More than a million tourists come to the Valley every year and contribute $150 million to the local economy.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Cantwell points out the economic significance of tourism in the Methow Valley.

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