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On the recordMay 24, 2011
I can't see why Congress wouldn't want to give the agency the full backing of what the American people to say, we want you to go do good work, go forth and do good work creating jobs and restoring our National Forests because the status quo is not allowing that to happen.
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Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa

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Vilsack emphasizes the need for Congressional support for forest restoration efforts.

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