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Tom McClintock: Well, it used to be we could thin out a forest, sell that excess timber, and the foresters would come and identify the…

On the recordApril 24, 2018
Well, it used to be we could thin out a forest, sell that excess timber, and the foresters would come and identify the timber, and we would actually generate money for the Treasury that could then be used for other forest management purposes.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock discusses the past benefits of thinning forests for timber revenue.

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