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Jon Tester: I think we need to increase timber harvest to meet the hazardous fuels out there, not reduce them.

On the recordMay 8, 2013
I think we need to increase timber harvest to meet the hazardous fuels out there, not reduce them.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester advocates for increasing timber harvest to address forest hazards.

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