I would only say that Federal firefighting alone cost $1 billion in 1994 and whoever sent this flier out that says Speaker Gingrich is for the Yates amendment and against this Taylor amendment is wrong. This is not true.
Addressing misinformation regarding Speaker Gingrich's position on amendments related to federal firefighting funding.
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