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On the recordJuly 16, 2026
Clearcutting and building roads won’t help prevent catastrophic wildfires, but they will benefit the timber industry at the expense of the lands that belong to the American people.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Statement on U.S. Forest Service's logging project proposal.

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