Cliff Bentz: “The purpose of today's hearing is to talk about storage of water.”

People who lose their homes and wages due to wildfire should not be taxed on the funds they received as result of these disasters.

Mr. Chairman, this is an excellent bill, and we need it in Oregon. We have 30 million acres of trees. We absolutely need what this bill would provide.

I think it’s highly unlikely that you’d see much of any immediate benefit.

“The horrific wildfires in the West have cost families their property, homes, and in some cases, their jobs,” Rep. Bentz said.