Jeff Merkley actually said...

A factor aggravating the ferocity of these fires is climate chaos, longer, hotter fire seasons.

One of my goals, and I think it is shared by Senator Murkowski, is that we invest on both ends on making our forests healthier and more fire...

boosting the boots on the ground, if you will, across Indian country seems to be a central tenet of this request.

I do not want to see us moving backwards.