Cliff Bentz: “This needs attention.”

And then you stack the California subsidy on top of that and perhaps the Oregon subsidy on top of that.

One of the things that’s a huge challenge is access to get firefighters in so they can fight these fires.

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

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.