there was compromise in this bill.
But I have to tell you I am not going to let that stand in the way of passing the bill with all the support that we have for it.
compromise is hard.
This bill takes into consideration as much as it possibly can, the diversity of uses and the diversity of habitats in a future that really p...
It is time to get the job done.
Senator Wyden, before you go, thank you for your work on, fire on Western acres. It has been a pleasure working with you on timber issues, a...
There has never been such broad consensus around legislation for the Boulder-White Clouds.
We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
the bill needed more compromise.
This bill only conveys 907 acres. I will apologize already that you will not see me tear up over the fact that this does convey 907 acres ou...
This bill is truly the work of the collaboration process to which a lot of people in this room subscribe and with which they are very famili...
You can travel all over the world, but you would always remember your trip to the Boulder-White Clouds. It is truly unique.
It is not about us. It's not about, you know, as Mr. Simpson has said, it's not even about ten years from now. It's about a hundred years fr...
I promise public hearings mean something.
I am confident there is broad agreement on this committee, within the Administration and in Indian country that the negotiated settlement mo...
Water resource management is a critical issue everywhere, but prolonged drought conditions and inherently arid regions in western states mak...
Idaho is a model for the type of success that can be achieved by the settlement model.
Water rights are fundamental to the survival of Native American tribes.
