WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can deliver disaster assistance faster, including improving Farm Service Agency (FSA) processing.
Fischer's questioning:
Fischer: Secretary Rollins, it is good to see you. I want to thank you again for taking the time to visit Nebraska in March to survey the Morrill fire damage and meet with first responders and producers impacted by the wildfire.
As you saw firsthand, Nebraska has been experiencing the largest wildfires in state history, with over 800,000 acres burned. To have...