Bruce Westerman calls out Chuck Schumer for rejecting forest fire bill
As wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) claimed that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) opted out of an opportunity to legislate federal protections to ...
Lawmakers push forest management bill amid California wildfires
As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, ...
Republicans want to prevent wildfires. But GOP leaders are making it hard to get disaster aid
Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.
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Southern California blazes spur wildfire action in Congress
A forest management bill is slated for House floor debate this week. Other wildfire bills have been introduced in the Senate.
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California wildfires give forest bills a push in the House
A bill to speed forest-thinning on federal lands is poised to pass the House later this week. Another forest-related bill ...
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California Congressman Josh Harder Announces House Passes Largest Wildfire Prevention Bill in History
Harder helped introduce the Fix Our Forests Act with House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and a bipartisan ...
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Republicans want to prevent wildfires. But GOP leaders are making it hard to get disaster aid
Southern California has been devastated by ... Scott Peters, D-San Diego, and Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., have teamed up to push the “Fix our Forests Act,” that would expedite environmental ...
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Lawmakers push forest management bill amid California wildfires
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)– As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California ... what we’re doing is not working,” said Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). Westerman sponsored the Fix Our ...