John Curtis: “My colleagues and constituents back home often communicate to me that the FDA needs to be less risk-averse.”

With every passing day, the threat to our communities, our lands, and our very lives grows more severe. That is why it makes no sense to leave a critical tool like controlled burns off the table.

Wildland firefighters willingly put themselves in harm’s way to protect our homes, communities, and public lands.

The country should not have to accept one standard for the family of a Republican president and another for the family of a Democratic president.

I urge him to reconsider.