Republicans add measure to strip forest protections to wildfire bill, endangering Dem support
Summary
Republican senators added a change to a wildfire prevention bill that would remove long-standing forest protections from 59 million acres of land. Democrats oppose this change and say it will make it harder for the bill to pass.Key Facts
- The bill focuses on preventing wildfires.
- Republicans added an amendment to remove forest protections.
- These protections date back to the Clinton administration.
- The amendment would affect 59 million acres of national forest land.
- Democrats oppose the change and are less likely to support the bill because of it.
- The disagreement is slowing down the progress of the wildfire prevention legislation.
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