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Paul Gosar: “We need to thin the trees. We do not need more 'experiments' or more 'pilots' to tell us what the problem is.”

On the recordJuly 19, 2012
We need to thin the trees. We do not need more 'experiments' or more 'pilots' to tell us what the problem is.
Said by
Paul Gosar
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Gosar advocates for direct action in forest management rather than further studies.

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