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Washington, D.C. – Comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to restore forest health and increase resiliency to catastrophic wildfires has passed the House floor. The legislation, H.R. 471, will provide agencies with critical tools to implement vital forest management projects immediately. Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) is a co-sponsor of the legislation. The Congressman delivered remarks in support of the legislation during House floor debate today, noting that provisions in the measure include his previously introduced legislation the Proven Forest Management Act. The Proven Forest Management Act expands reforms that were secured for the Tahoe Basin in the 2016 WINN Act, and which have successfully increased treated acreage in the Tahoe Basin. The legislation will next go to the Senate.

Three years ago, trillions of dollars of excessive federal spending unleashed the worst inflation in 40 years. I opposed these measures, and as a senior member of the House Budget Committee, I have advocated for dramatic budget reforms, including abolishing congressional earmarks, unauthorized appropriations, grants that rob one community to pay for another, and subsidies that prop up failing industries at the expense of consumers. I supported and cosponsored H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. This legislation prioritizes two key goals: Increasing the production and export of American energy and reducing the regulatory burdens that make it harder to build American infrastructure and grow our economy.