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Earlfor today J spok<:: wilh .tvlr. Coro<"y 10 ;;Jure my issue:; wnh the li;1m.lling of th<' occupation of
th(~ Malheur l\ational \Vildlifo Rch.tgc by armed radicals.
The cid7.cn~ nf Hnnicy Connt.y arc rcsilicnr and diverse and include nH.:ml:>cr~ cf the Buni.:::-Paiut;:Tribe. Like' nw~a Un~gonians, !host' fwm J:litrue\ County hav~ a history ofn:>clving dillicult
i,out!S through a r<:1llabt1rntive apprnaeh, They han v;orkt'd hard through the year~ m devdop
the !VfolbC'ur Rdllgc Comprehensive Cnn'Knation Pinn. the Harney Cm1nty Wccland5 lnitia1ivc,
tile Harney County Rc.:;wratio11 Collnhnrativc, the Hamey C(lnnty Wildfir( Collab~raliv.:. and
SagcCon. It is .for I.his work t.hnt they s.lwu!d bt rccog:nic"'d. and yct the national focuti ha;;
instead be<:n fi:1:ed on ot1ti;iden; ~ed;ing to exploit and manipulate a local mat~er lor their own
<1genda.
1\~ vnu arc hnth aware. for innrt than two week~ now.' th:::sc r::i<lk:al(. have ht:en allt.wed lO ::;Wv
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1mlawfully in U1;; refogl:' appwxilrm1dy 30 ni.ih::; ll the :;uulb ur Hums, Oregon. in l larnt>y
County. While il is eay to assume !hat an occupation in :mch a remote location doc;; nm threaten
public safety and does 1101 harm any victim5, that perception i;; far from accurate.
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F.ven before I.he event~ of.l1:m1mry 2. 2016. the local c<.mmmnity vm~ put undcr i;lraio by lbe
presem.:e tJ!" OUL>idern \Vht1 m11d~ 11ruea1i~ti;:; demands and beg:;in harm:::;ing law enlon:emcm and
thdr fmnily members. \Vl1ile alt were prepared for a tense but iawful protc~t on Januaf3' 2 in th:c

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TI1e llonornbk Lorcrt:Ei E. T.ynch

TI1e Honorable Jame R. Corney
January :w, 2016
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enforcement contact or intcrnctfon. The residents of Harney C.ounty are b<::ing intimated in their
own homctvwn by arrni:d c.:1imi.nals who appear ro he ~e-eking ou:asioru; for confrontation.
Tl1e ban11 beimr
...... done lo the innocent men.. women and r.:hil.dren in Ilamcv Cow1tv is real and
m<mifrsl. \Vith each pa%ing day, tensions increase :::xponentially.
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In addition to the federal agems deployed in rown, rhc Oregon S!<lk Police and counties and
cities from mound lhe i:.iate are continuing to deploy additional officers to enhance local pa1rol
and c.:-orrummity safety. The reality is tha! this i:; not a sustainable law enforcement model for an
extended period of time.
Because this occupation has occurred on frdcral land, it is approp1iate that the FBI and other
fcdernJ hiw :;:nforcement entities arc the leaders on ;my response to it, and we appreciate the
reCO!,'ltition of their responsibility in lhis situation. They asked stare officials, including me, to
limit our public conuncnt~, which l bave done. with considerable difficulty,
However, for the citizens ofllarncy County and indeed all Oregonians, l must insist on a swifl
resolution to this matter. Effrnts to ncQotiatc have nol been successful. and now it i~ unclear wln1
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steps, if any, fodcra] authoritic~ mig.11! takt: to bring this untenable situarion to an end mid resl01~
normalcy to this community.

I reque8t on bc:half ofrny f(~Jlow Oregonians tliat yow instruct your agencks mend the unlawful
occ.:upation of lhe !v!alhcur T'1ational Wildlife Rt:fugt: as safrly and quickly as po"CSible.

Governor Kate Brown

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