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Paul Gosar: “I thank the gentleman from California for his thoughts. He brought up some specific facts that need reiteration just…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2017
I thank the gentleman from California for his thoughts. He brought up some specific facts that need reiteration just because they are so plentiful. The Forest Service only harvested 2.5 billion board feet in 2016, compared to over 10 billion board feet in 1990. To make matters worse, litigation and other challenges have caused a significant reduction in active sawmills nationwide from over 1,300 in 1995, to just over 220 today. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden).
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Paul Gosar
Republican · Arizona
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Oct 3, 2017

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