U.S. Forest Service Associate Chief French Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee
December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining releases the following testimony by Chris French, associate chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, from a Dec. 2, 2025, hearing on legislation to address the wildland fire crisis:
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Chairman Barrasso, Ranking Member Cortez Masto, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the U.S. Department . . .
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Chairman Barrasso, Ranking Member Cortez Masto, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the U.S. Department . . .