Thomas McClintock actually said...

When the mills in my district closed in 2009 the owner made it very clear that although the economic downturn was a catalyst, the underlying cause was the fact that 2/3 of the timber they depended upon was held up by environmental litigation.

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He attributes mill closures to environmental litigation rather than just economic factors.

05/13/2012

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