Washington journal. Join the discussion with your comments. Wildfires continue to burn along the west coast, a public works subcommittee considers legislative options for addressing the wildfires in force management. This hearing includes testimony from an interior Department Official and the deputy chief of the u. S. Forest service. Good afternoon, everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on 15 bills before the public lands subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills, i cant go through all of them right now. The agenda will be included in the record. I want to note that we have a former member of our committee, a longtime member of the senate. Weve got members who will be joining us shortly, who will have another Committee Assignment at the moment. Others will be joining us telephonically. Lossoflifeognize that has occurred. Within what is shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season, more than 36 people have perished in infernos raging through the wes
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Pandemic, essential workers in the United States have continued in their daily jobs to care for and protect americans, to produce and deliver food and essential goods, and to uphold our nations Critical Infrastructure. These men and women, our moms and dads, brothers and sisters, are putting the livelihoods of their fellow americans ahead of their own. Each and every morning despite the pandemic, they wake up and they go to work. In this fight against the invisible enemy, the critical logistics operators, the supply workers, medical professionals, and many others who are on the front lines responding to coronavirus could not be more important to our victory. They truly are our heroes. Folks, our nation cannot weather this pandemic without our essential workforce. They first and foremost deserve our gratitude. So today we want to say thank you. Thank you to our doctors, our nurses, and our Health Care Workers who see firsthand the seriousness of this disease yet put their own health and
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