I just had to leave for a second from the hearing because we were doing a press conference on a bill that Senator Bennet and Representative Crow and I just introduced called the Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act, which will help restore some of our forest lands and other lands that have been destroyed by wildfires.
Simpson discusses a new bill aimed at restoring lands affected by wildfires.
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