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On the recordApril 4, 2017
For many of us who are from ocean and coastal States, that part of God's good earth has been rather overlooked compared to upland and freshwater in Congress.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso highlights the neglect of coastal issues in Congress.

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