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Salud Ortiz Carbajal: It is not fair that Federal firefighters are being denied access to benefits that their local counterparts receive…

On the recordDecember 1, 2021
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.
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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
Democratic · California

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Carbajal highlights the inequity in health benefits for Federal firefighters compared to local ones.

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