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Michael Bennet: You do not have a Forest Service; you have a fire department.

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
You do not have a Forest Service; you have a fire department.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Bennet highlights the shift in Forest Service budget towards firefighting.

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