White House press secretary Jen Psaki will hold a news briefing on Wednesday, June 30.
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President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is temporarily raising pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making less than $15 per hour.
Biden’s plan for the higher pay — and other moves to boost U.S. wildfire fighting capacity and prevention efforts — comes as he holds a virtual meeting with governors from Western states to discuss what is shaping up to be a torrid wildfire season. In addition, a huge swath of the Pacific Northwest is in the midst in one of the worst heat waves in recent memory.
The PBS NewsHour will update this story as this develops.
