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Who's the best for our industry?

Congress to affinn the priority of the species on the endangered list and the specific measures to be taken in any recoyery plan. These acts should not rest with the rubber stamp of a buteaucrat."

Addressing public lands, "The millions of acres that constitute this nation's public lands must continue to provide for a number of uses. We are committed to the multiple use of our public lands. public lands should not be arbitrarily locked up and put off limits to responsible uses."

"They (Democrats) use junk science to foster hysteria instead of reason, demanding rigid controls, more taxes and less resource production."

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do or not do for the lumber and building products industry? It's a topic of debate wherever industry representatives gather.

Reptjblicans

The 1992 Republican platform stresses the party is "the home of the famrer. rancher and forester" with the party opposing "bureaucratic harassment of farm, ranch and timber families under statutes regarding endangered species and wetlands."

"Prior to the implementation of a recovery plan for a species declared to be endangered, we will require the

Bush says environmental laws should be changed to "make people more important than owls." He has vowed not to sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is rewritten to give more emphasis to economic priorities and timber harvesting. Timber workers have been assured he will insist on raisins tlte

Storv at a Glance

How t6e Republican and Democratc party platforms could affect the lumber and building products industry ...what the two candidates say about environmental issues and timber harvesting.

timber harvests on federal land, now limited by lawsuits aimed at protecting the environment.

Democrats

Clinton has told the timber industry that he can improve its economy while upholding his commitment to protecting the environment "You can be pro-growth and pro-environment."

He says he will call for a Pacific Northwest forest summit of business, labor and government officials to arrive at a solution. His plan includes discouraging exports of raw logs, (Please turn to poge 36)

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