Federal officials will testify on the Coronavirus Response before a house subcommittee. Watch that live thursday at 2 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. Online at cspan. Org, or listen live with the free cspan radio app. U. S. Forest service chief vic Vicki Christiansen testified on if the president s 2021 budget request before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. During the hearing they discussed forecast management, recreational permits, Sexual Harassment in the workplace, Forest Restoration efforts and Fire Prevention. The meeting will come to order. Okay, first first Budget Hearing in the energy committee. This morning we will consider the president s budget request for the u. S. Forest service for fy 2021. Chief christiansen, its good 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 lea
During his remarks, chief mere also talked about chief moore also a talked about efforts to mitigate wildfires for parts of the western United States with. This is an hour and 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] committee will come to order to. This morning were here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request for Forest Service. Id like to begin by thanking chief randy moore and the Forest Service budget director for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 366 6. 5 increase requested. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, weve already had recordbreaking wildfires as is becoming all too common. In february while it was still snowing, over 1 million acres in texas burned killing 2 people and burning 1300 poems homes 130 homes. I me my colleagues from wen states are on pins and needs. Our committee has considered several bills that would support and improve Wildfire Response network
This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has considered several bills that would support and improve Wildfire Response network from increasing the use of technology for wildfire detection to integrating the local communities, loggers, and volunteer fi
Resources committee. During his remarks, chief moore also talks about efforts to mitigate wildfires as the dry season approaches. For parts of the western united states. This is an hour and 25 minutes. This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has cons
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