On the recordMay 3, 2022
So tribes that are interested in partnering with the Forest Service will, under your leadership, the Forest Service will hold government-to-government meetings with them to try to work out arrangements?
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Merkley emphasizes the need for government-to-government meetings with tribes for forest management.
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