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Jon Tester: We are adamantly opposed to Senator Tester's Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. It sets a terrible precedent that mandates…

On the recordMay 24, 2011
We are adamantly opposed to Senator Tester's Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. It sets a terrible precedent that mandates logging directed by Congress rather than by the Forest Service.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Opposition to Tester's bill for mandating logging by Congress instead of the Forest Service.

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