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Ron Wyden: “Putting them out means spending more money on what is known as wildfire suppression.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
Putting them out means spending more money on what is known as wildfire suppression.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden discusses the financial implications of wildfire suppression efforts.

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