We are nickel and diming and arguing over continuing this contracting with the Oregon Department of Forestry and the BLM because we have a limited amount of money that we put up front for forest fire prevention.
Val T. Hoyle criticizes funding issues affecting forest fire prevention efforts.
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I represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District, and the BLM manages 2.1 million acres of O&C lands in Western Oregon.
H.R. 2839 is about fairness. Siletz Tribal members should be able to hunt, fish, trap, and gather like they have traditionally done for thousands of years.
H.R. 2839 will go a long way toward finally healing those wounds after 43 years.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians should be able to hunt, fish, and gather on their ancestral lands just like almost all the other tribes in Oregon and across the county.
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