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Senate Agriculture Committee questions Michael Boren on wildfire management, timber and staffing at nomination hearing
Summary
At a nomination hearing, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry questioned Michael Boren, nominee for Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA, on wildfire response structure, timber production, staffing losses at the Forest Service and ethics conflicts; no committee confirmation vote was taken.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing on the nomination of Michael Boren of Idaho to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, focusing on wildfire mitigation, timber policy, workforce capacity at the Forest Service and potential conflicts tied to private land interests.
Committee members pressed Boren on the Forest Service’s reduced staffing levels and capacity to carry out wildfire mitigation, with Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar citing reports that the agency “has reportedly lost more than 4,000 employees since…
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