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On the recordJune 22, 2016
If the Federal Government is going to be spending between $2 and $3 billion a year on fighting fires because of the increasing risk, we need to do something to reduce the risk and I think this is a suggestion worth considering.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell emphasizes the need for risk reduction in fire management due to high federal spending.

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