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On the recordMay 1, 2017
I think the last thing we should be doing is pulling the rug out from under them by ending the Secure Rural Schools program.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich warns against ending funding that supports rural communities reliant on national forests.

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