The world needs American leadership and to lead we have to have the power of our example.

I advocated for and we included in last year's funding bill $7 million for startup funding for the Department to begin consultations with tribes.

Transitioning to LNG is not decarbonization.

We have a lot of Tribes in both of our states, and a lot of work to be done on many fronts.

this is kind of a last ditch five alarm fire

About ten miles from my house, there is a Maya Lin designed bird blind on the Columbia River, where Lewis and Clark camped.

I do not want to see us moving backwards.

the world is at this crisis point.

We need to double down on other forest management activities critical to forest resilience and forest health.

It seems like that is at odds with bipartisan support for water infrastructure.

I adamantly oppose the Biden administration's approval of fossil fuel projects, one project after another.

I am quite pleased that we had that legislative achievement, and I hope the advance helps with the predictable and stable funding for years to come.

Those two species were like the core of the diet that supported the tribes from time immemorial.

it addresses the housing issue, so we have money set aside there, about $45 million.

We need to really reduce the risk of fire and that means directing resources to do forest management.

Somehow the prospect of working for the Forest Service while you live in your car is not such an entertaining one.

please, any extra attention you can give to that Warm Springs project will be much, much appreciated.

I encourage you to persist aggressively, given the consequences of failure, and we certainly have a deeply entrenched company, or companies, determined to keep addicting children.