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On the recordMay 22, 2023
There is a proper time and place for fire, but it is not when your forests are overgrown, overstocked, dried out, and bug-infested.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman emphasizes the need for controlled burns in healthy forest conditions.

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