Because timber development by the private sector and saving our forest from catastrophic fires go absolutely hand in hand about reducing that fire load. And so very much looking forward you to doing that. There's not enough dollars in the world for us to have the federal government just go in and send in crews. when we could actually have the private sector who knows how to today with the technology to be able to remove timber and still maintain and protect the watersheds, protect the forests, and then help rebuild the economies in those rural communities. (03:12–03:33)
CLAIM
Asserts that federal funding alone is insufficient for forest management.
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