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On the recordMay 19, 2021
It would be absolute malpractice in this country for this Committee and the Congress to not take concrete steps to do more to reduce hazardous fuels and deal with the fire mitigation threat.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for Congress to act on fire mitigation and hazardous fuel reduction.

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