
The agencies have been chronically understaffed, many Federal wildland firefighters are moving to state jobs, particularly in my state because the pay is better.
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The agencies have been chronically understaffed, many Federal wildland firefighters are moving to state jobs, particularly in my state because the pay is better.

I would be most interested in helping with a plan if you have one, to see that we can provide what we need to provide. I am really very worried because California is extraordinarily dry, and fire is a real enemy.

My understanding is that the west has become a real problem for fire. Since 2017 wildfire has burned 10 million acres in my state, California, killed nearly 200 people, and destroyed more than 32,000 homes.

We have got to hire enough people to handle what is going to happen with global warming? And that particularly goes for my state. And I am very concerned.

One important Federal program that helps individuals live in affordable housing and preserve their neighborhoods is NeighborWorks.

I am a huge supporter of increasing the FHA loan limit as a pathway for homeownership for so many people in our communities.

I introduced a bill to address some of these same goals to create a funding stream for affordable housing properties that offer supportive services for their residents.

Senator Padilla and I introduced a bill to raise the funding cap to $25 million that can help programs that affect FAA and FTA as well.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure law is a generational investment in clean energy and green technology that will help us achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Redlands Passenger Rail Project in southern California will be one of the first zero-emissions self-powered passenger trains in North America.

I wanted to pick up on where my colleague Congresswoman Torres left off with respect to equity.

And that will expand the opportunities for folks to be served?

I was proud, Mr. Rutherford, to put forward a community project funding request on behalf of NPHS for their Sustainable Communities Catalyst Project.

I can tell all those individuals in Pennsylvania that you have amazing Representatives who work with Chairman Butterfield every day to make sure that we strengthen democracy and ensure that we are doing as much as we can to ensure and…

It is important that all counties have access to consistent funding because they really bear the burden of the costs to implement elections.

I appreciate your leadership in taking these roundtables.

I think these manufactured homes play an important role, especially when it comes to some of the housing challenges that we have.