there is no one better qualified to talk about the need for a permanent solution for the O&C counties than Congressman DeFazio.
The political double standard in the written testimony is also apparent.
I would like to see the dialog focused on the whole array of values that come off the forest.
Just like the Keystone XL Pipeline, it looks like forest management decisions in the administration are being dictated more by political inf...
That's, of course, the concern with what I see coming out of the--not you in particular, but the administration in the White House is.
Reforming the NEPA process along the lines of Senator Barrasso's bill is a win-win on many levels.
Senator Barrasso's bill provides an opportunity to try a new approach on a limited scale.
Your organization seems to believe that tourism and recreation are the keys to the future of these rural communities.
Senator Barrasso's bill offers a meaningful step forward in restoring our national forests.
Your bill, by streamlining NEPA, frees up some of those funds that can be used to timber sales.
Senator Barrasso is to be commended for offering ideas to fix a problem of concern to many.
Senator Barrasso's bill also directs the forest service to implement timber harvest on 7.5 million acres over a 15-year timeframe.
So, 7 million acres needing treatment, the forest service can't come up with 52,000 acres.
create a sustainable wood supply
I am delighted that Senator Barrasso has introduced S. 1966 and am pleased to offer my full support for the bill.
If additional storage had been in place, would some of the water that was turned out, would it have been available for capture, increasing s...
God help us if we are not smart enough to seize the moment. And that moment is the water, as the underlying blood of all of us.
Water transcends partisan politics, it transcends regions, it transcends the kinds of issues that divide us here in Congress.
