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Ron Wyden: It saddens me to rise today in opposition to this amendment because I had hoped by this morning to be able to come to…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2002
It saddens me to rise today in opposition to this amendment because I had hoped by this morning to be able to come to the Chamber and talk about how the Senate had found common ground. I know the distinguished Senator from California, Mrs. Feinstein, is very much committed to this as well. I agree that hazardous fuels reduction on our national forests must be pursued aggressively. I strongly believe in the concept of expedited treatment for fire-prone areas, but I simply cannot agree to the excessively broad slashes that this amendment takes at our environmental laws.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Opposing the Craig-Domenici amendment related to hazardous fuels reduction funding.

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