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Lisa Murkowski: “I think he said that 2 percent of the fires consume 85 percent of the suppression funding.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
I think he said that 2 percent of the fires consume 85 percent of the suppression funding.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski highlights the disproportionate funding for fire suppression.

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