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On the recordOctober 9, 2013
So hopefully we won't move forward until we have an opportunity with a restored government to have the Forest Service come in and explain its new directive and see if that doesn't do what we think it needs to do, then take more targeted action.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock emphasizes the need for government restoration before proceeding with Forest Service directives.

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