The good morning. We call this hearing to order. So far 2017 as all the guests of the panel know in 2017, fires have burned oregon 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to their communities and wildlife. Today the committee is going to hear testimony on three bills related to catastrophic wildfires burning across the west. Senate 605 relief for Forest Management projects which would address conflict in Circuit Court decisions and prevent close the ways in the Forest Management as a result of duplicate of consultation requirements. The committee will hear testimony on the bill as 1417 the Habitat Conservation restoration act of 2017 in the opinion in juniper trees that are Invasive Species that we dod to wildfires had compromised habitat across the west. We also have the senators 1731 t1731the Forest Management improvement act of 2017 which provides the Forest Service with a series of tools to address the evergrowing wildfire threats fill
Contributors to the books from democracy to freedom and no wall they can build. Watch coverage of the 2017 baltimore book festival saturday starting at noon eastern on cspan2s booktv. Wildfires in the west where the focus of an environment and Public Works Committee hearing in the senate yesterday. Members served on Forest Management experts on the impacts wildfires have had on the environment and the economy. From capitol hill, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, i called his hearing to order. So far in 2017 as all the guests on our panel know, in 2017, fires have burned more than 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to our communities and wildlife. Today the committee will hear testimony and three bills related to catastrophic wildfires across the west. Senator daines introduce the litigation relief for Forest Management projects acts which w
With lynn olson on cspan2. Now, a Committee Hearing on how to improve Forest Management to better prevent wildfires. This is one hour, 45 minutes. [gavel pound] good morning. We call this hearing to order. So far in 2017, as all the guests of the panel know in 2017, fires have burned oregon 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to communities and wildlife. Today the committee is going to hear testimony on three bills related to catastrophic wildfires burning across the west. Introducedes has senate 605 relief for Forest Management projects which would address conflict in Circuit Court decisions and prevent close the ways in the Forest Management as a result of duplicative consultation requirements. The committee will hear testimony on the bill as 1417 the Habitat Conservation restoration act of 2017 in the opinion in juniper trees that are Invasive Species that we do need to wildfires had compromised habitat across the west. We also have
From parts of this process. Having the commander, the convening authority at the front end, it creates a potential barrier to sustaining those convictions Going Forward. It is a very cognizable conflict. The other point about perception, the thing we have to do is to increase reporting rates. The biggest problem is not the failure to investigate and prosecute. The biggest problem is the failure to report. That is all about reception. The perception of how my case will get treated when i come forward and say this is what happened to me. The first person to hear that is the one we need to make the right choice about how to receive that report. I want our commanders to be fighting wars, winning wars, taking care of their people, and educating everybody within the military community, over which they have far more control, so that everybody will say the right thing that will lead to an unrestricted report. It will get the perpetrator out of commission. This is all about perception. In may s
Out to the kurdish and sunni communities. The support for the restructuring and reconfiguration, that is to reflect the balance within the securityf the iraqi forces and i suspect a significant element of retraining and Technical Advice and support would be required. Issues that secretary hagel and secretary kerry will be discussing in the gulf this to provide, in the shortterm, some of that handson training. You are right that the political solution in the end, the way you worded it is it sounds like politics are a time [indiscernible] one can understand that to a certain extent. We actually get the iraqi army to address these extremists. Am i right . The announcement that the Iraqi Government has been formed to puthat we can expect together the package of support for the Iraqi Security forces. There is an implicit bargain westthat countries in the put packages of support for this government together, they will be doing it on the basis of the program that the government has publicly s