Nice to get started. This morning we will consider the president s budget request for the u. S. Forest service for fy 2021. Chief christiansen, its good to be able to welcome you back to the committee, thank you for being here. We say around here that the president s budget request is just that, it is a request. It does start the annual budget process. It gives us here in congress the opportunity to learn about the administrations priorities and how it would carry them out. But ultimately, it is up to us to determine what programs to fund and what levels. Although this years budget request is far from perfect, i agree that the priority must be on Wildland Fire Management and improving the health of our forests. Im encouraged that the administration is proposing to invest significantly in hazardous fuel reduction and other active Forest Management activities. We know such investments pay dividends in reducing the risk of severe wildfire. Hopefully we will see this important work planned
President s budget request is just that. It is a request. It does start the annual budget process and gives us here in congress the opportunity to learn about the administrations priorities and how it carry them out. But ultimately its up to us to determine what kinds of programs to fund and what levels. This years budget request is far from perfect i agree the priority must be on Fire Management and improving the health of our forced. Im encouraged the administration is proposing to invest significantly and hazardous fuel reduction and other active Forest Management activities. We know such investments pays dividends hopefully well see this important work plan and carry it carried out without any disruptions. Thanks to our work on the consolidated preparations after 2018 which provided new Budget Authority to fight wildfires. And this budget request would make use of it for fy 2021. The 2019 fire season was relatively mild in the lower 48 with few notable exceptions, but in alaska, la
Hello and welcome to question time where we play the highlights of question time in australias parliament. Wildfires ravaged the east coast of australia over the summer have died down, the political fallout is just beginning. Question time and parliament began with a bipartisan day honoring those fire victims and thanking the volunteers who helped fight the fires. Before thetake long conversation quickly turned to politics. My question is to the Prime Minister why does the Prime Minister claim he always acted on the advice of fire commissioners when he ignored for two years their advice to provide determinate boost to australias aerial firefighting capabilities . Mr. Speaker, i think the , and ifor her question pass on again my sincere condolences and sympathies and support to all those members in her electorate. I have members in my family who lived in your electorate and i want to thank you for the work you have done, as all members have done over the course of this bushfire season i
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