'We can’t wait': Issa fights back against 'green tape' regulations impacting firefighters (1 Viewer)

[FOX News]

FIRST ON FOX: GOP Congressman Darrell Issa has introduced a bill in response to the devastating California wildfires aimed at slashing through the regulatory burdens that prevent firefighters from most effectively preventing the fires.

Issa, who represents California’s 48th Congressional District, is putting forward the Green Tape Elimination Act which would exempt hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal lands from federal regulations for a decade.

Eliminating those regulatory burdens, Issa says, will allow firefighters to clear brush, cut...

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