Wildfire year response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Thank you for joining with the deputy chief for forestry at usda. After brief opening remarks, the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority, alternating between the majority and minority members. When you are recognized, youll be asked to unmute your microphone, and youll have five minutes to ask your question and or make a comment. In order to get as many questions as possible, the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington and online. For this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. We have all seen the footage from california, oregon and washington. It is surreal, and it is terrifying. I want to talk today about what we can do to meet the needs and face the challenges presented by this unprecedented wildfire season out west and elsewhere. Deputy chief phipps, thank you for joining us today an
We will hear from the u. S. Forest service at this u. S. House agricultural subcommittee meeting. This hearing of the subcommittee conservation and forestry titled the 2020 while very dear response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Welcome and thank you for joining todays hearing with mr. John phipps did deputy chief for state and private forestry. After a brief opening remarks the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority alternating between majority and minority members. When you are recognized to be asked to unmute your microphone and you will have five minutes to ask your question or make a comment. In order to get as many questions as possible the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington and on line for this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. We have all seen the footage from california oregon and washington. It is a real and it is terrifyi
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This hearing of the subcommittee conservation and forestry titled the 2020 while very dear response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Welcome and thank you for joining todays hearing with mr. John phipps did deputy chief for state and private forestry. After a brief opening remarks the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority alternating between majority and minority members. When you are recognized to be asked to unmute your microphone and you will have five minutes to ask your question or make a comment. In order to get as many questions as possible the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington and on line for this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. We have all seen the footage from california oregon and washington. It is a real and it is terrifying. I want to talk today about what we can do to meet the needs and face the challenges presented
Will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who makes us one, use our lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Give them the wisdom to build bridges that will enable Diverse People to accomplish your purposes on earth. Lord, inspire our senators with such oneness of spirit and resolve that they will provide our nation with a model of cooperation. Remind them of the wisdom of matthew 12 25, which states that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Lord, we thank you for giving senator grassley another birthday. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Gr