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Tom Vilsack: “Candidly, I am at the point now where folks have raised concerns about trails and a variety of other facets of the…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
Candidly, I am at the point now where folks have raised concerns about trails and a variety of other facets of the Forest Service that we are not going to do what we have done in the past, which is transfer money for fire suppression.
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Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa

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Vilsack emphasizes the need for serious action on fire suppression funding.

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