[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 23, 1994]
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      FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALES PROGRAM IS VITAL TO U.S. ECONOMY

  (Mr. ROTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, I am asking Congress to continue at the 
present level the Forest Service timber sales program. We must remember 
that our actions have a tremendous impact not only on loggers, and 
people in the industry, but also on every American.
  In 1995, the Nicolet National Forest may face a 25-percent reduction 
in board feet offered for sale.
  These reductions profoundly affect the economy of the entire United 
States. The price of lumber has more than doubled in just over a year. 
The cost of the average home has been driven up an additional $4,000.
  The timber sales program is also vital to forest management. Thinning 
of our national forests is essential to pest control, to wildlife 
habitat, and to prevent forest wildfire.
  The timber sales program is good for the economy and for forest 
management. I ask Congress to consider these facts in its 
deliberations, and I ask Congress to continue the timber sales program 
at its present level.

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