Sens. Risch, Crapo, Wyden, Bennet Note Fire Funding Included in Disaster Spending Recommendations
Following numerous discussions among
Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Bennet, and other Western senators have pushed for a fire borrowing fix in the first spending bill possible. While not a permanent fix,
Crapo, Wyden, Risch and Bennet attended a briefing last week with
"I welcome this Administration's demonstrated interest in preventing and managing wildfire disasters in the West," said
"Recognition by the Administration as to the need for emergency funding and that the record fires we've seen the last few years are an emergency is important," Crapo said. "Director Mulvaney, Secretary Perdue and others agree with us that this is a long-term problem and we will continue working with them in an effort to end 'fire borrowing' for good for the safety of Americans and our landscape."
"Wildfires burning across the West in another record-breaking fire year make these funds all the more urgent," Wyden said. "This disaster funding will help our communities recover from the devastation of the West's natural disasters now, and our bipartisan group of senators is not going to let up when it comes to pushing for our solution to end fire borrowing and stop the erosion of the
"Catastrophic wildfires continue to plague the West, not only threatening communities and livelihoods but also draining the
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