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Ken Calvert: So as the drought continued, why didn't the Forest Service take more decisive action?

On the recordMay 23, 2017
So as the drought continued, why didn't the Forest Service take more decisive action?
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Calvert questions the Forest Service's response to the drought's effects.

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