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IT IS VITAL FOR CONGRESS TO REALIZE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW TODAY 

 WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US TOMMORROW. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO 

 PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR ECONOMY WITH THIS CONGRESSIONAL AXE 

 HANGING OVER OUR HEADS. I MUST EMPHASIZE THAT DECISIONS 

 AFFECTING THE TIMBER INDUSTRY MUST BE MADE WITH THE 

 UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LIVELIHOOD OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA HANGS IN 

 THE BALANCE. 



