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On the recordMarch 1, 2016
Since you offered, I just wanted to address the fire borrowing. Senator Wyden and I have been working with Senator Murkowski and have been chief advocates of ending fire borrowing.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses bipartisan efforts to end fire borrowing in relation to wildfire funding.

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