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On the recordApril 18, 2023
Eisenhower retook Europe in 11 months. I am not sure we need to wait three or four years to decide how much wood we are going to cut.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King criticizes the slow decision-making process regarding timber harvesting.

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