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On the recordMarch 18, 2015
The resource extraction from our federal lands is not paying their fair share to the American taxpayer, and you will hear more from us on that in the future.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell criticizes the financial contributions of resource extraction on federal lands.

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