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Bruce Westerman: It made absolutely no sense to me that, in the name of protecting the bat, there were actions and talk of stopping…

On the recordApril 17, 2023
It made absolutely no sense to me that, in the name of protecting the bat, there were actions and talk of stopping forest management.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman argues that halting forest management is counterproductive to bat protection.

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