On the recordSeptember 24, 2024
Mr. Chair, let the beetle battle begin. The bark kill epidemic in Colorado and the western United States is a problem that we must address. I drive by these dying forests on a regular basis, and seeing the tinderbox that it has created is a huge devastation. The carbon emissions that are released from a catastrophic wildfire are very harmful and impactful to my State of Colorado and the West, so I say it is time to do something about the beetle kill, beetle kill, beetle kill. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.
