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                        SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERS

  (Mrs. McCLAIN-DELANEY asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McCLAIN-DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in defense of the 
National Fire Academy located in my district in Emmitsburg, Maryland, 
where courses were eliminated by the administration on Friday, 
effective immediately.
  This academy, renowned nationally, is a place where each year tens of 
thousands of firefighters and EMS join top experts to train with and 
share best practices in fire and hazard safety.
  Over 90 percent of supervisors say that their firefighters were 
better prepared to respond to emergencies as a result of their academy 
training.
  With ever-worsening wildfires and other severe national disasters 
threatening communities across this country, the education and training 
provided by the NFA has never been more important to strengthen our 
national preparedness.
  While I agree that the government should run more efficiently, 
jeopardizing our firefighters' personal safety and the safety and well-
being of our communities is never the answer. I call on FEMA to reverse 
this decision, and I urge my congressional colleagues to join me in 
support of our firefighters.

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