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Jim Risch: “S. 2798 recognizes that we are facing a forest health disaster in the West, and we must respond with the same intensity…”

On the recordApril 20, 2010
S. 2798 recognizes that we are facing a forest health disaster in the West, and we must respond with the same intensity that we would to other natural disasters.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch highlights the urgency of addressing the forest health crisis with appropriate measures.

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