07/27/2009
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"Today the committee is going to look at options for reauthorizing and reforming the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act and the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program."
"Senator Wyden has presented others."
"Our rural communities are really hurting. You know, they are watching all the bickering going on in Washington, DC."
"A short-term extension [of SRS] is not a long-term solution for these communities. We've got to get our people back to work in the woods, for example. We have got to increase the number of jobs in res..."