President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics.
A freeze warning and a rip current statement in effect for Duval, Coastal, Inland and St. Johns, Coastal, Inland RegionsA band of snow is seen in the satellite image across Florida's panhandle into Georgia. Clouds remain over Peninsular Florida where no snow accumulations were reported from the January 22, 2025 historic snowstorm.
Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chair Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., speaks to Brooke Rollins during a committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks to Brooke Rollins during a committee hearing on Rollins' nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. “Are you committed to employing the same emergency resources to fight wildfires in blue states as would be deployed to fight wildfires in red states?” Schiff asked.“Obviously, but it bears saying since you asked, 100% yes,” Rollins said. “To watch the devastation in your beautiful state has been heartbreaking for all of us, no matter if we’re from red states or blue states.”
Even as she supported the president's planned actions, Rollins said she would support efforts to recruit more workers, such as making temporary immigrant farm worker programs more effective.
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