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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
We do not have time to wait. If we wait, we lose the mills. We lose loggers. We lose all of the infrastructure in order to deal with the problem that all of you have correctly identified.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden emphasizes the urgency of addressing forest issues in eastern Oregon.

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