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John McCain: Forest clearing matters immensely as to the amount of damage. We are going to have forest fires and they are probably…

On the recordMay 13, 2014
Forest clearing matters immensely as to the amount of damage. We are going to have forest fires and they are probably going to get bigger. We are in the 13th year of a drought, as I calculate, in the southwest.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain emphasizes the importance of forest clearing in mitigating fire damage amid ongoing drought.

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