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On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
I really want to reinforce Senator Wyden's comments when he initiated this, that perhaps the most important thing about this legislation is, for the first time, it begins to define a new pathway forward, a third path, that kinder and gentler forestry that I first talked about at Peter DeFazio's conference back in--what was it?--1998, something like that.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the importance of new forestry legislation defining a kinder approach.

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