Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement ahead of the 2023 wildfire year and in response to President Joe Biden’s recent meetings on wildfire preparedness:
"Federal forests, particularly in the western U.S., make up the vast majority of the 80 million acres at high risk for wildfire and are in… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on nine bills focused on forest management, wildland firefighter reforms and fire suppression policies. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“If we want to truly confront the wildfire crisis, Congress needs to speed up the permitting bureaucracy that’s been slowing down… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing examining the challenges facing forest management, fire suppression and wildland firefighters ahead of the 2023 wildfire year. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“In the last 5 years, we have lost over 38 million acres of land to wildfire – a total area… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) budget request for Fiscal Year 2024, ahead of the upcoming wildfire season. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) released the following statement in response:
"Over the past several years, Democrats poured billions of dollars into the U.S. Forest Service with… Read more »
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced several forestry-related initiatives, including a new report and field guidance on old-growth and mature forests on federal lands, a new rulemaking on climate resilience and a new reforestation report, all of which could have significant ramifications on forest… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secretary Shannon Estenoz, requesting information on the transfer of $200 million to a luxury park in U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) district.… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the growing deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service (NPS). Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“Despite Congress investing billions of taxpayer dollars in recent years to address the National Park System’s deferred maintenance… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on eight bills promoting recreational activities and public land access for every American. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
"Federal lands provide memories that last a lifetime with their countless outdoor recreation opportunities; however, that is not the case for… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing promoting solutions to address the catastrophic wildfires that plague American forests. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
"America desperately needs solutions to the catastrophic wildfire and forest health crisis decimating our federal lands and… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on promoting conservation with a purpose across America's federal lands and forests. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“Our federal lands are facing unprecedented crises that have been exacerbated by the Biden administration and radical environmental groups.… Read more »
