Murkowski Discusses Alaska Priorities in Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Budget Hearing

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies · June 11, 2025

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Opening and purpose of hearing

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The hearing opened with the subcommittee chair welcoming the Forest Service chief and stating the purpose: to discuss the president's FY26 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service, including wildfire, timber, recreation, and workforce issues.

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Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies opened a hearing with the US Forest Service to examine the president's FY26 budget request, focusing on a proposed reorganization of wildfire functions, cuts to several Forest Service programs, and Alaska-specific impacts on the Tongass and Chugach national forests.

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