first let me explain that I agree with everything the gentleman is saying. And I would tell him that just last week when the Committee on Appropriations reported the first supplemental for this particular season, it included a substantial amount of money for fighting fires.
Discussing funding for fire-fighting efforts during a Committee on Appropriations report.
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