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Cynthia Lummis: “It is really quite a burden, and of course we recognize the great advantage that these lands have as well”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
It is really quite a burden, and of course we recognize the great advantage that these lands have as well
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis discusses the challenges of managing public lands in relation to state tax bases.

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