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Congressional Testimony

10-30-2007

Statement of James M. Johnson Co-Vice Chair National Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route Association Committee on House Natural Resources Subcommittee
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands October 30, 2007 Chairman Grijalva,
Ranking Member Bishop, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee on
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, I am Colonel (Retired) Jim Johnson,
the Co-Vice Chair (New York) of ...

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