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On the recordApril 15, 2013
I think we would all agree that whether it's roads or whether it's a pellet plant, it doesn't do any good to have the infrastructure if we don't have the timber, if we don't have the product that can be used for that pellet plant.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the need for timber to justify infrastructure investments.

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