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On the recordFebruary 8, 2016
The district court judge was not in Wyoming and does not really know Wyoming, does not have an ability to understand the situation, and did not study it.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso defends Wyoming's perspective against a district court judge's ruling.

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