Top Democrats on the House and Senate energy, natural resources and agriculture committees introduced bills to halt planned firings at the Interior Department, the Forest Service and the Department of Energy. The bills, introduced Monday, aim to place a moratorium on any reduction in force (RIF) at the agencies while Congress reviews their staffing needs. The bills come after months of turmoil stemming from the Trump administration’s efforts to cull the federal workforce. … “The Trump administration is firing the public servants who protect lives and communities by helping to battle deadly wildfires, tracking extreme weather events, and keeping water clean and public lands accessible,” [Natural Resources ranking member Jared] Huffman [D-Calif.] said in a statement.