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Peter DeFazio: “When enacted, the proposal is expected to annually generate over $100 million for county governments, over 500 million…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
When enacted, the proposal is expected to annually generate over $100 million for county governments, over 500 million board feet of timber and thousands of new jobs in hard-hit counties throughout western Oregon.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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Outlining the economic benefits of the O&C legislation for local communities.

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