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On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
This idea that would neglect, as you and I have talked about, Senator Murkowski, the preventive efforts in the forest, and then you have these massive infernos, and the bureaucracy then raids the prevention fund to put out the fire--that seems foolish even by Washington, DC, standards.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes neglecting forest preventive efforts leading to costly fire responses.

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