… if there are boundary disputes with the Forest Service and so forth, how do you want to see those handled in the future? Well, thank you for bringing that up. One of the first things that I found out when I arrived at USDA...was the weaponization of the Forest Service against a lot of our great ranchers, especially in the West. And this particular case you had mom and dad in their 30s, two young children, a fifth generation rancher. (03:05–03:18)
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