WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Deb Fischer issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Curtis (R-UT), and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act to authorize grant funding for new protective gear for firefighters free of forever chemicals.
"Our firefighters put everything on the line to keep us safe, and it's our job to make sure they are taken care of," Fischer said. "This bill gives us the resources for producing next-generation protective gear, free of PFAS chemicals, to protect the health and safety of firefighters in Nebraska and across the nation."
"Our first responders put their lives on the line every...