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Steve Scalise: “Some of the fires that we've seen that have burned…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Press Conference | April 21, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

But if you look at the bills we're bringing, the Fire act, for example, allows people to manage forests again so that you don't have wildfires that burn down communities. It's insane that Some of the fires that we've seen that have burned communities all across this country were completely preventable. Except red tape, primarily out of Washington, stops local communities from managing their own forest. Prevent wildfires. The Fire act allows that to happen, not only cutting red tape, but saving communities from these wildfires that we see all around the country. (02:26–02:33)

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