WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With 16 large, active wildfires burning in Central and Eastern Washington, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke today about wildfire preparedness at a Senate extreme weather roundtable.
"My heart goes out to the people of Washington who are dealing with this across our state, particularly in Spokane, and in the Lake Chelan area as well," said Sen. Cantwell. "Between Washington and Oregon, we've hit a record for the amount of acreage that has been burning."
"Technology can play a big role," continued Sen. Cant...