[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 184 (Sunday, October 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S6483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                           Colorado Wildfires

  Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks about the 
nomination, I want to acknowledge that tonight, as we are here, there 
are fires in many places across the State of Colorado. There are people 
who are out of their homes and out of their communities, who have had 
to evacuate their towns, and there are first responders on the ground 
in Colorado who are fighting these fires bravely every single day.
  They have been stretched all summer through a fire season that has 
lasted into the fall because of our inability to deal with our forests 
and because of climate change. My hope tonight, as we are here, is that 
the snow that has fallen is going to be more of a benefit than a curse 
to everybody who is out there.
  So, with that, I thank the Presiding Officer for recognizing me, and 
I will now give my remarks about this confirmation