I do not believe increasing the harvest and protecting our environmental values are mutually exclusive.
Jim Risch: “I do not believe increasing the harvest and protecting our environmental values are mutually exclusive.”
On the recordJune 24, 2013
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congress.govEditor's note · Context
Risch emphasizes that timber harvest and environmental protection can coexist.
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