It was about 99 years ago when Teddy Roosevelt used his State of the Union address to urge Congress to create a national forest system to ensure proper stewardship of these tremendous assets that we have in our huge public lands. And by the way, I live in a district that has 23 million acres of public lands.
Discussing the importance of public lands and historical context during a legislative debate.
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