WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Sounds Alarm Over Indiscriminate Firing of 3,400 Forest Service Employees WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, says the Trump Administration's reported firing of 3,400 U.S. Forest Service (FS) employees will severely hinder the agency's ability to fight wildfires.  more PR