Baird, James R.

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● R · HSE · Indiana — District 4

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✓ VALIDATED "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service" Jul 22, 2026

104:46

Baird, James R.. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. You know, my question deals with the fact that, and you mentioned earlier that a lot of the land, the forest land around the country is owned by private landowners, like 90, 95%. But anyway, they use the same kind of tools that we use in, because they prob...

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Baird, James R. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. You know, my question deals with the fact that, and you mentioned earlier that a lot of the land, the forest land around the country is owned by private landowners, like 90, 95%. But anyway, they use the same kind of tools that we use in, because they prob..."

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Baird, James R. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Meeks for bringing this discussion to this committee. I also want to thank Mr. Black, Mr. Hardy, and Mr. Petrie for testifying and bringing your perspective on these issues to us today, especially regarding the critical minerals and the energy supply chain...."

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