Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. T purpose of todays hearing is to receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the pin lands, are forest and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, i wont go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to note that we have a former member of our committee here, former senator mary landrieu, and we have members who will be joining us shortly who have another Committee Assignment at the moment and others who will be joining us telephonically. I also want to begin by recognizing the staggering loss of life that has occurred embedded within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in infernos raging throughout the western United States this year, dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague senator widens home state, thousands have lost their homes and over half a Million Peop
Works subcommittee will address options to address the wild fires and Forest Management. This includes testimony from an interior Deputy Department official and deputy chief of the u. S. Forest service. Good afternoon, everyone. This subcommittee will come to t order. The purpose of todays hearing is to receiveands testimony on i bills pending beforece the publo lands force and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of t bills onhe todays c agenda, it going to go through all of them right now. But the complete agenda will, of course, be included in the record. I want to note at the outset weve got a former member of our committee here, former senator from louisiana, longtime member of the senate and this committee is in the back. Weve got members who will be at t who have tly another Committee Assignment at the i moment. E. We have others who will be d eme joining us dtelephonically. As i want to recognize the staggering loss of life that has occurred embedded within what has
Reporter the governor also proposed lowering the threshold for conservatorships for those with mental illnesses. Particularly for those who are homeless and turned down medical aid. He said we need to stop tolerating open drug use on the streets. He is asking lawmakers for nearly 700 million to ship the focus of californias Medicaid Program toward preventative healthcare. Bay area mayors supported the governors message today. San Francisco Mayor london breed writing i was glad to hear the governors support of ongoing resources for everything from navigation sensors to Affordable Housing. Which will help San Francisco continue the progress we are making and helping our on house residence off the street and into shelter and services. Oakland mayor libby schaaf tweeted this is californias biggest crisis. It crosses all jurisdictional boundaries and will take the entire region working together to solve it. San jose mayor rote the coalition looks forward to working with the governor and his
Morning, everyone, the committee will come to order. Happy halloween. Happy world series. Everybody stayed up late watching the game. Kind of exciting. Kind of exciting. So we are here to talk about good things, recreation, and im going to keep my comments brief because i know colleagues have been very engaged in this and a couple of you want to make some opening comments as well but we have three pieces this morning that were considering, s1665, which is the simplifying Outdoor Access for recreation act. Senator heinrich calls it the s. O. A. R. Act. I like the acronym there, pretty good. S1723, the ski area fee retention act from senator gardner. We all love skiing, or we love skiing. I cant wait. S1967, the recreation not red tape act from senator wyden. This hearing is building off one that we held in march where we focus in improving access, infrastructure and permitting to meet the increasing demands to provide highquality recreation opportunities on our federal lands. So the pro
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 236 and the nays are 185. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair will remind all persons in the gallery that they are guests of the house and that any manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is a violation of the rules of the house. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Neguse mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h. R. 823. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Pursuant to House Resolution 656, and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state