WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 31 of their colleagues in raising concerns (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/E4CA7DB610BE51BA6A3B794024A06D1CE0B97248BBE9B37BFFB86FE078E80BA3.senate-letter-re-usfs-reorganization-april-2026-v2.pdf) about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, warning it could reduce staffing and undermine forest management and wildfire preparedness, including efforts like the Four Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI) that help make Arizona's public lands more resilient.
The senators...