Congress advances wildfire reduction bill as CA blocks wildfire prevention funding

Bill eliminates illegal immigrants’ eligibility for certain taxpayer-funded benefits, such as federal housing programs.

California Democrats blocked a Republican amendment to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding to the state's $2.5 billion wildfire recovery bill during a simple procedural vote.

Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., Democratic and Republican members of Congress overwhelmingly advanced a bipartisan bill to exempt forest management activities from lengthy and costly environmental review.

California State Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher’s amendment would have provided $1 billion for fuel reduction projects in California, comparing recent declines in fuel reduction spending to the state’s ballooning homelessness budget.

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