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On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
Yet, that proposal has already received a veto threat from President Obama here in Washington and is threatening to reignite the timber wars back home in Oregon.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns about the implications of House Bill 1526 and its veto threat from Obama.

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