To Western lawmakers, California's spreading wildfires prove a point: Congress needs to take a more active role In protecting fire-prone landscapes. Lawmakers took one of their biggest steps earlier this year, passing an omnibus spending bill that boosts wildfire funding by $500 million annually this year and next - then devotes more than $2 billion per year to a disaster fund to pay for wildfire suppression. But It's just one piece of a wildfire policy debate that's playing out while the fires burn In California.
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