Bruce Westerman actually said...

This was intended to simply add new funding to cleanup efforts, not overhaul a program that has been working well since the 1970s.

But it is really hard to come in here and talk about increased money for firefighting, when that is just putting a Band-Aid on the wound ins...

How many more of these Paradise, California-style fires must occur before we actually do the right thing and start taking preventative measu...

We should be looking at what is causing these fires, not just how do we spend more money to pay firefighters.