03/16/2016
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"Good morning, everyone. This hearing of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry to discuss the National Forest management and its impacts on rural economies and communities, will come t..."
"opening statement"
"Forestry plays an important role in the rural economy. The forest product industry employs almost 900,000 people across the country not including jobs directly supporting the industry, and in 2012, th..."
"I look forward to a productive discussion on how we can be certain the Forest Service is doing everything within reason to produce a stronger rural America."