Feinstein, Colleagues Press Senate Leadership to Include Bipartisan Wildfire Funding Fix in Upcoming Disaster Aid Legislation
(WorldNews Environment)

Washington - Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined a bipartisan group of senators today to press Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles E. Schumer to include a wildfire funding fix in disaster aid legislation the Senate will soon consider. The letter, led by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), was also signed by senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho). The House of Representatives passed disaster aid legislation last week to provide funding for hurricanes and wildfires that have hit the country this year. That bill will allow...