02/14/2011
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"I am pleased that the new Administration recognizes that firefighting costs are likely to exceed the 10-year fire suppression average."
"I am terribly worried about these forests because we have got a lot of bark beetle. We have got a lot of dead trees."
"Since 2006, more than 3 million acres have burned in my home State of California alone."
"I believe it does need some special attention. We have lost 3 million acres in the last 2 years from wildfire."