John Curtis: “The bill reduces the complexity and the cost of using and recreating on our Federal lands.”

I urge him to reconsider.

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.

A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else.