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Congress punts wildfire money decision until fall
2014-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: Congress took a five-week summer break without deciding whether to provide $615 million in additional money to fight wildfires this year, punting the debate into the fall. Senate Democrats were unable late Thursday to secure 60 votes to advance a $3.6 billion emergency spending bill for a vote. The bulk of that money was for the Obama administration to handle the influx of unaccompanied minors along the Southwestern border but it also had $615 million for the U.S. Forest Service and the Interior...
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