This two and a half hour hearing included testimony from an interior Department Official and deputy chief of the u. S. Forest service. Receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the public lands Forest Service and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, im not going to go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to know they have a former member of the committee here, senator landrieu with us in the back and weve got members who will be joining us shortly have another Committee Assignments at the moment. We have others who will be joining us by telephone i believe. I also want to begin by recognizing that a staggering loss of life that has occurred and embed it within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in the inferno is raging over it towards the westn United States. Dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague, senator wyde
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Receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the public lands Forest Service and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, im not going to go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to know they have a former member of the committee here, senator landrieu with us in the back and weve got members who will be joining us shortly have another Committee Assignments at the moment. We have others who will be joining us by telephone i believe. I also want to begin by recognizing that a staggering loss of life that has occurred and embed it within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in the inferno is raging over it towards the westn United States. Dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague, senator wydens, home state of thousands of lost homes and evacuated. Elsewhere we have wind driven fires that continue to spread across our federal
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A Coronavirus Vaccines half of the worlds possible supply has already been bought up by rich nations. Hello a Police Operation to get thousands of refugees off the streets and into a new tent camp has begun on the greek island of lesbos theyve had to shelter wherever they can since fires swept through europes largest refugee camp at more ya 9 days ago it had housed more than 12000 people nearly 5 times the number it was built for many of the homeless have been reluctant to move into the new camp fearing they would be stuck there lets get an update with Stephanie Decker shes joining us from there in that operation is meant to take place this morning what are you seeing stephanie. Well during the last time you and i spoke we were on the other side of this is where the riot police were and the police were trying to get people to move willingly yes there was a show of force certainly with riot police in riot gear with their shields standing information blocking the road and now you can see