"1,400 Qualified Firefighting Personnel Fired." Sen. Wyden BLASTS Vought Over Trump Budget Cuts

Senate Committee (hearing) · April 16, 2026

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A senator pressed an administration official during a committee exchange about whether proposed budget and staffing changes would leave Western states short of Forest Service firefighters ahead of a severe wildfire season and questioned planned cuts and reorganization of federal substance‑abuse and mental‑health funding.

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