Tom Tiffany: “I ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record maps…”

“The subcommittee hears consistently about the loss of wood processing infrastructure in the west and in rural communities across the United States. It's one of the biggest barriers to active forest management. I want to. I ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record maps from Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington that show the closure of more than 430 sawmills since 1990. Without objection. So ordered. What is the Forest Service doing to provide the certainty and reliable timber supplies that will encourage new. Build new mills to be built in these communities?” (00:13–00:27)

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