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Charles Taylor: to summarize I would say that to say that we are losing money by our timber harvest is not true. The homebuilders, the…

On the recordJune 19, 1996
to summarize I would say that to say that we are losing money by our timber harvest is not true. The homebuilders, the realtors, people who rely on the forest products to build homes know that it is not true and they know it is important for them to have a home. This vote that the gentleman from Minnesota suggests is against public safety, as well as against the environment.
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Charles Taylor
North Carolina

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Discussing the economic impact of timber harvest during a debate.

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