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Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 9, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act provides critical funding for rural communities.

This measure is of particular importance for my home state of Idaho, as 62 percent of our land is owned by the federal government.

Every year, Idaho loses revenue in timber sales due to wildfires fueled by federal land mismanagement. In fact, in 2024 alone, a staggering one million acres of the Gem State went up in flames.

Rural counties in Idaho are impacted even more so by extensive federal ownership, as they are unable to tax large portions of land in their jurisdiction.

With this funding reauthorization, rural communities across Idaho will be able to keep classrooms open, roads maintained, and emergency services operating. However, a long-term solution is necessary, and I will continue to advocate for one in Congress that ensures Idahoans dictate Idaho affairs--not the federal government.

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