Lisa Murkowski actually said...

The fire programs now cost the Forest Service more than 50 percent of its overall budget.

Murkowski discusses the financial burden of fire programs on the Forest Service budget.

07/20/2009

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Which seems counterintuitive.

Can you tell me a little bit about the status of those funds? Why, what do you propose to be doing with them?

If we have got 85 that are outstanding that need to be resolved, it is one thing to go after the low-hanging fruit.

I tell you this is not a job that I envy.