Bruce Westerman

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 19 wordsthe Senate is fiddling while America burns, and when I say burns, I mean it in the literal sense.Positioning Mr. Speaker, Claims · 26 words18 months ago, we sent a hugely bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act to the Senate.¹ It has passed the Senate Ag Committee on a bipartisan vote.² The ask · 17 wordsIt is time for the Senate to send the Fix Our Forests Act to the President’s desk. Claims · 9 wordsNearly 50 uncontained fires are burning across the country, ³Thanks · 19 wordsand our prayers are with the firefighters and the families of those whose lives have been taken by wildfire.Thanks Reasoning · 17 wordsWe owe it to them to manage our forests and provide the tools needed to suppress fires. Claims · 43 wordsThe Fix Our Forests Act does just that. It accelerates hazardous fuel reduction in our highest-risk forests.⁴ It strengthens State and local partnerships.⁵ It supports firefighters and their families by establishing a new Casualty Assistance Program.⁶ It does all this and much more. Positioning · 10 wordsIt is time to wake up and smell the smoke.Positioning The ask · 33 wordsEnact the Fix Our Forests Act so we can begin the process of forest health restoration to protect our communities, to protect our environment, and to protect against the loss of American lives.