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On the recordMay 23, 2017
Could I ask, on the emerald ash borer and the loss of ash trees, do you know, sir, how many we have lost already?
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Kaptur inquires about the impact of the emerald ash borer on ash trees.

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