Senator Patty Murray on Funding National Parks, Forests, and Tribal Programs

Protecting Public Lands and Forests

• 🏞️ Senator Patty Murray highlights a bipartisan bill that provides critical funding for national parks and the Forest Service.
• 🚫 The bill rejects proposed cuts from the Trump administration and House Republicans, preventing the sale-off of national parks.
• 🔥 It ensures full funding for wildfire prevention and suppression and prevents federal firefighters from facing a pay cut.

Support for Tribal Programs

• 🤝 The bill allocates $12 billion across tribal programs, rejecting Trump's efforts to cut tribal safety, schools, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• 🏥 It also advances appropriations for the Indian Health Service and fully funds tribal sovereignty payments.

Environmental and Health Initiatives

• 💧 The legislation protects clean water and air programs.
• 🔬 It continues vital, cutting-edge research aimed at protecting families' health and well-being.
• ✅ Murray concludes that this is a solid, bipartisan bill that will sustain critical programs for environmental and health protection.