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Tom McClintock: These restrictions have not only killed our forests, they have destroyed the economies of our local communities that…

On the recordMay 1, 2017
These restrictions have not only killed our forests, they have destroyed the economies of our local communities that used to thrive on the harvest of surplus timber.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock discusses the negative impact of restrictions on forests and local economies.

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