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On the recordMarch 19, 2025
What I'm hearing from my constituents who actually fight fires in Washington state is that Trump and Elon are making wildland firefighters' jobs far more difficult and far more dangerous by indiscriminately firing thousands of Forest Service workers and others who support wildland firefighting.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray criticizes Trump and Musk for making firefighting more dangerous through staff cuts.

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