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Griffith Statement on Bill that Continues "Trees for Schools"

Statement

Date: Sept. 20, 2013
Issues: Federal, State and Local Relations Natural Resources

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act:

"Our National Forest Lands are great assets to the American people, and it is important that they be properly managed in an effort to avoid such problems as invasive species and wildfires, which burned more than 9 million acres in 2012. Additionally, harvesting timber creates needed jobs and revenue in rural forest communities like many in Virginia's Ninth District that struggle to meet their school budgets, pay for police and fire services, and fund necessary infrastructure repairs. I am pleased to support this common-sense "Trees for Schools' legislation that seeks to properly manage National Forest Lands, help provide jobs for hard-working Americans, and support rural forest communities."


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