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On the recordMay 22, 2023
What would be cheaper, restoring the 10 a.m. Rule and applying resources to put out a lot of small fires immediately, or waiting until one of those fires explodes out of control?
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock questions the cost-effectiveness of early fire suppression versus dealing with larger fires later.

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