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Jaime Herrera Beutler: “When the Federal Government came in and said, 'You can't cut down any more of these trees, we are going to protect a…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
When the Federal Government came in and said, 'You can't cut down any more of these trees, we are going to protect a bird,' the families that depend on this land have really been driven near poverty.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican · Washington

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Discussing the impact of federal land restrictions on local communities.

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