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On the recordJuly 22, 1998
So if a dead tree is dead, a dead tree is dead, and there is no harvesting of trees. Of the 93 percent, that means there will be no new trees. So, for future generations, that is nothing but dead trees.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing the implications of tree harvesting and forest management.

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