We have had much more intense forest fires over the past few years in my neck of the woods specifically because of the failure of the Forest Service to provide the sound forest management practices that were employed in 1980 when we were harvesting 12 billion board-feet a year out of the forests of this country.
McClintock blames forest fires on poor forest management by the Forest Service.
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the cost of care for illegals is about $22 billion a year. Who ends up paying that $22 billion price tag?
Federal land managers have kept our forests in decrepit condition under these laws and they lose money.
My greatest fear is that we could face a coordinated terrorist attack from elements among the millions who have entered this country illegally over the last three years.
Wouldn't we quickly return to a situation where we had a wide variety of plans and prices that consumers could choose?
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