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WASHINGTON — A continuing resolution passed Friday by Congress to keep government funded for the next six months includes $400 million to cover a gap in U.S. Forest Service firefighting funds, said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.
Merkley said cloture was also invoked on the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012, a package of bills to expand access for hunting and fishing.
“Because of the passage of today’s continuing resolution, the U.S. Forest Service will no longer have to choose between fighting fires and sending logs to our timber mills,” the senator said. “These emergency funds are critical for all those in Oregon who depend on the forests for their livelihood.”
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