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Martin Heinrich: Unless we fix the fire borrowing program or the fire borrowing problem that we are going to be playing the zero sum game…

On the recordMarch 23, 2015
Unless we fix the fire borrowing program or the fire borrowing problem that we are going to be playing the zero sum game of chasing one program or another.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich emphasizes the need to address fire budget issues to manage forests effectively.

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