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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Forest Service salaries--I should say, Federal salaries, in many of the locations across the country is not holding up to salaries in other non-Federal jobs.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the inadequacy of federal salaries compared to non-federal jobs.

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