WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Curtis issued the following press release:
Following a briefing provided by federal, state, and local officials on the state of the Juab County wildfires, U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) praised the coordinated response that helped protect nearby communities. In a video statement, Curtis renewed his call for the Senate to pass his bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act (https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-western-senators-introduce-bipartisan-fix-our-forests-act/), legislation to modernize forest management and reduce catastrophic wildfire risk.
The full transcript is below, and video can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBGmfHU09R4).
I'm in Juab County today very near the city of Eu...