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On the recordJuly 14, 1999
We don't need any more timber roads. Construction of timber roads uses U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for the business costs of the timber industry, and results in the degradation of soil, water quality and wildlife habitat.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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Opposition to the construction of timber roads and their environmental impact.

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May 19, 1999

And I cannot support that misuse of power and abuse of the public's trust.

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These timber roads initiate erosion of soil, deposit sedimentation into streams, damage water quality, degrade fish habitat, fragment wildlife habitat, disrupt wildlife migration routes, and destroy the quiet beauty of our National Forests.

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Mar 3, 1999

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We don't need any more timber roads. Construction of timber roads uses U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for the business costs of the timber industry, and results in the degradation of soil, water quality and wildlife habitat.

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