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He's holding out for higher prices and is counting on the administration's promises that it's secured deals with China so that country begins importing commodities from the U.S.
Kirk Ziegler, NPR News, Mitchell, South Dakota.
The Democrats are citing a recent analysis by retired firefighters that shows the U.S.
Forest Service is 38 percent behind its own targets for prescribed fires, thinning and other projects aimed at making Western public forests less vulnerable to wildfires.
This follows President Trump's hiring freeze and doge cuts.
In a letter to the Forest Service chief, Democrats, including Senators Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Mark Heinrich of New Mexico,
demand a response by next week on questions like how many wildland firefighters are actually on the job and where specific staffing gaps are causing the delay in prevention work.
The Trump administration has maintained its cuts are making the forest service more efficient and the agency has what it needs to fight fires.
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The Democrats are citing a recent analysis by retired firefighters that shows the U.S.
Forest Service is 38 percent behind its own targets for prescribed fires, thinning and other projects aimed at making Western public forests less vulnerable to wildfires.
This follows President Trump's hiring freeze and doge cuts.
In a letter to the Forest Service chief, Democrats, including Senators Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Mark Heinrich of New Mexico,
demand a response by next week on questions like how many wildland firefighters are actually on the job and where specific staffing gaps are causing the delay in prevention work.
The Trump administration has maintained its cuts are making the forest service more efficient and the agency has what it needs to fight fires.
Thousands of furloughed National Park Service employees are now returning to work after the 43-day shutdown.
Many entrance gates at parks remained open but unstaffed.