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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: I am asking Congress to do four things: pass NREPA, pass a law requiring the Forest Service to incentivize preservation…

On the recordMarch 15, 2022
I am asking Congress to do four things: pass NREPA, pass a law requiring the Forest Service to incentivize preservation over timber sales, repeal the logging provisions in the infrastructure law, allocate some of that money to help people harden homes and use the rest to help American families.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez urges Congress to prioritize forest preservation and support for families over logging.

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