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Transcript: FEINGOLD ADVOCATES FOR PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS
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- Capitol Hill Press Releases
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- April 4, 2006
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
04-04-2006
For Immediate Release Feingold Advocates For Programs To Strengthen Fire
Departments Contact: Zach Lowe - (202) 224-0981 April 4, 2006 Washington,
D.C. - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is part of a bipartisan effort pushing
for more funding for the Fire Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE)
Act and the Staffing Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Act.
In a letter to appropriators, Feingold and his Senate colleagues stressed
that the nation's firefighters deserve the best equipment, training and
personnel to do their jobs. The president's budget seeks to cut funding
for the FIRE Act by 46 percent and eliminate the SAFER Act altogether.
"Initiatives ...
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