[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  WORSENING CLIMATE CRISIS HAS WROUGHT DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY

  (Ms. SALINAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SALINAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, the Civilian 
Conservation Center Enhancement Act.
  The worsening climate crisis has wrought destruction across the 
country, and Oregon is not immune from that devastation.
  Every year, our wildfire season becomes more severe. In fact, right 
now, there are 19 active wildfires in Oregon alone, burning thousands 
of acres, threatening properties, and upending daily life for hundreds 
of Oregonians.
  Yet as the risk of wildfire has grown, our wildland firefighting 
capacity has fallen far behind, and that is where the Civilian 
Conservation Center Enhancement Act comes in.
  This bill will actually cut through the red tape to ensure the Forest 
Service can hire brave Americans who are ready, willing, and able to 
battle these blazes.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues, Representatives Hoyle, Guthrie, 
and Edwards, for their support of this bill, and I look forward to 
seeing its passage.

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