09/19/2023
https://congress.gov...
"It is hard to predict how much we would have stopped it because 2018 was a significant year, worst fire behavior than I had seen at any point in my career."
"Isn't it correct that many of these people are not asylum seekers; that they're actually not legitimate asylees?"
"Wildfire emergencies demand immediate action, and the bureaucracy and red tape should not tie our hands."
"The Tahoe categorical exclusion was the difference-maker in these two situations."