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Lisa Murkowski: “Chief, you and I have both acknowledged that in order to get to that second growth we can't just snap our fingers.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
Chief, you and I have both acknowledged that in order to get to that second growth we can't just snap our fingers.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski points out the challenges in transitioning to second growth timber.

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