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On the recordMarch 16, 2016
What we see here is a common element. We talk about the 16 percent, the budget on fire suppression, was 20 years ago and it is 60 percent now.
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Ted Yoho
Republican · Florida

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Yoho highlights the increasing budget for fire suppression over the years.

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