i am pleased to to welcome chief vicki christiansen to testify today. i am also welcoming john rat, actingved as the director of company veggies, so thank you both for being with us here today. the budget request for forest is $5.14or fy 2020 billion. this request is millions less than the inactive latter, not including the $1.5 billion made caplable by the wildfire adjustment. including the wildfire cap adjustment brings the overall forest service total to $7.09 billion. fy 2020 marks the first year of availability for the wildfire cap adjustment. the cap adjustment will allow the forest service to address fire suppression needs. i am pleased that we have this mechanism available, finally, to stop borrowing and payment cycle. the creation of the welfare cap adjustment is about more than just adequately funding wildfire suppression. it is about making sure the forest service can deliver on its most important mission. we have the ability to do that, it is time to focus on working with the service to modernize and improve your budget structure. wasring a

forest service chief vicki christiansen testifies on her 2020 budget request before a senate subcommittee where she faces questions about concerned cuts and wildfire programs. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. sen. murkowski: good morning, everybody. the committee will come to

forest service chief vicki christiansen testifies on her 2020 budget request before a senate subcommittee where she faces questions