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Bruce Westerman: We made some really bad decisions three or four decades ago that are really costing us on the backside right now.

On the recordJune 3, 2024
We made some really bad decisions three or four decades ago that are really costing us on the backside right now.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman reflects on poor historical decisions affecting current forest management.

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