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On the recordMarch 23, 2015
For over a dozen years Congress has steadily provided the Forest Service with new authorities that allow but do not require the agency to actively manage our forests.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso discusses the need for active management of forests by the Forest Service.

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