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On the recordJune 6, 2018
This crisis is decades in the making. It will take at least another decade of sound management to restore our forests to good health.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman emphasizes the long-term management needed to restore forests and address wildfire crises.

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