I firmly believe that government is most effective when it is closest to the people, and those decisions that are made locally have a big im...
So, I hope that we can move forward here and put the decisionmaking where it belongs, and that is in the hands of the tribes and the local c...
We are loving the trees to death and not doing what we need to help them.
So, you were using good forest management to keep your forest healthy. But for your neighbor, a Federal forest that may not be managed as we...
When I ran for Congress--and I am in my first term--my campaign slogan was 'less hassle, more freedom,' and it was about this very kind of i...
Where I am from, we say actions speak louder than words. The words I hear from this Administration is it is all about protecting the environ...
What seems like a good idea from a building in Washington, DC, has real impact out on the ground across the country.
There is not a downside to having healthy forests, and that includes on the environmental side.
When we look at poverty, the number-one anti-poverty program has always been a job, and it is the local entities, it is the tribes, it is th...
Many U.S. Government officials, from our President down to low-level functionaries, have repeatedly said that this was not a ransom payment.
Thank you, Mr. Secretary.
Mr. Secretary, again, I want to thank you for your work on the cotton gin cost-share program this year.
More needs to be done.
I believe there was a program that was tried in Tennessee that failed back in the 1990s.
We want you to do it.
homelessness is neither a rural or urban issue. It is a national issue.
Thank you very much.
Given the District Court's ruling, do you agree that groups asserting First Amendment privileges in instances where Congressional subpoena h...