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<DIV>Dear forest pest mavens,</DIV>
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<DIV>Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have adopted bills to
fund both APHIS & USFS. The bills show widely varying perceptions of
the importance of funding various components of the agencies' forest pest
programs. In some cases, the Senate provides more funding than the House,
in other cases the reverse occurs. </DIV>
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<DIV>I also grumble about the Administration's allocation of funds for these
programs ...</DIV>
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<DIV>Read about the details in my blog at <A
href="http://www.cisp.us">www.cisp.us</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>Faith Campbell</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>