Joe Neguse: “Forest Service employees are being fired as we speak.”

“I'm not really understanding why it requires a federal law and the expenditure of our time here today when in every single one of your districts, Forest Service employees are being fired as we speak. Does not make sense to me. The priorities of this committee, as is the case with the priorities of the majority, are out of step with the facts on the ground.” (03:21–03:26)

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