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On the recordMay 24, 2011
What we're trying to do with this Sealaska bill is to try to keep the timber industry hanging on.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski emphasizes the importance of the Sealaska bill for sustaining the timber industry.

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