On the recordDecember 12, 2022
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I rise again in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 7077, the Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act. As I previously mentioned, the U.S. Fire Administration has valuable and lifesaving resources in preventing, responding to, and investigating fires. This amendment would ensure that State and local governments have access to these resources and that the U.S. Fire Administration has the authority needed to conduct onsite investigations of major fires without diminishing the authorities of other Federal agencies or negatively affecting ongoing or potential criminal investigations. We cannot afford to let any more tragic and preventable fires like the one in Representative Torres' district happen in the future. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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