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Rick Allen: And then to that, can you further elaborate on the potential threat the deferred maintenance poses on being able to…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
And then to that, can you further elaborate on the potential threat the deferred maintenance poses on being able to respond to wildfires?
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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Allen asks about the risks of deferred maintenance on wildfire response.

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