12/06/2022
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"Thank you for the opportunity today to testify in support of my bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act."
"Federal firefighters and their families cannot continue to sacrifice and put themselves in harm's way to protect us all, only to be denied healthcare benefits simply because they cannot prove a work-r..."
"In all these years, this is the first time this critical bill has received a hearing."
"It is not fair that Federal firefighters are being denied access to benefits that their local counterparts receive, especially when they fight the same fires and expose themselves to the same risks."