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Archive Home > 2007 > December > 18 > Spending bill short on Oregon priorities

Spending bill short on Oregon priorities

Timber payments are omitted; Forest Service, BLM to get less

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
December 18, 2007

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service would see its budget cut and an increasing share of its funds go toward fighting wildfires under a massive spending bill passed by the U.S. House, 253-154, late Monday evening.

Rural hospitals and health clinics, on the other hand, would receive a....

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