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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
What can the U.S. Fish and Wildlife do to support a State effort to tackle this threat, short of adopting some sweeping new Federal law which I know my State is not really asking for?
Said by
John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Barrasso seeks federal support for state efforts against invasive species without new laws.

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