This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has considered several bills that would support and improve Wildfire Response network from increasing the use of technology for wildfire detection to integrating the local communities, loggers, and volunteer fi
Resources committee. During his remarks, chief moore also talks about efforts to mitigate wildfires as the dry season approaches. For parts of the western united states. This is an hour and 25 minutes. This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has cons
good day. 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart in today for chris jansing. we are following multiple big stories including a push by donald trump to get his classified documents case thrown out. the battle over special counsel jack smith s authority and why there are also questions swirling about the judge. plus, donald trump s veep stakes enters the home stretch. the top three contenders who have emerged from a list that once included 20 names. and breaking news from the supreme court, the major decision on whether domestic abusers should be able to own or have a gun. and the one justice who dissented from the other eight. but we begin here in florida where the trump appointed judge overseeing the former president s classified documents case is growing under some scrutiny for holding hearing after hearing after hearing without ever even setting a trial date. and it s happening again today. judge aileen cannon holding what will be the first of multi
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[inaudible conversations] we are back for round number two. Everyone has had a little bit of a stretch. Palmer spent, we your endurance here. You are probably thinking, nothing like what you are used to, but we appreciate the fact that you have been generous with your time and your questions here, so we will allow for members to ask another round of questions. We actually have another confirmation hearing that just started up at 5 00 p. M. That i will head off to when this is concluded, so we are working fulltime here today. It may be more popular than mine. No, this is very important. Congressman, went to ask you about an issue that alaskans care a great deal about and given the makeup of our land and the fact that so much of our land are held in the federal estate under the Alaskan National interest Lands Conservation act that specifically provides for a no more clause and makes very clear that within the state of alaska when it comes to those areas that have been withdrawn from publ