It seems to me that this problem is only going to be solved if all of the countries in the world are working together.

These are real problems that must be addressed, and that are threatening to devastate many parts of my state and the district.

we are going to have to have a long-term funding strategy for these issues.

I agree that lawsuits or the threat of lawsuits can paralyze productive efforts on management activities.

I mean that is what I would certainly like to see.

Thank you, Chairwoman Murkowski, and good morning and welcome--or good afternoon.

Climate change is a serious problem. The American people know it's serious, and they want something done.

sometimes government can react a little bit too slowly, and we need to figure out a way to make sure that those investments are made.

The draft rules have been open for public comment and feedback.

The current processes and procedures being used by the Cibola National Forest for the collection of forest products for traditional and religious purposes is overly complex and intrusive.

Can you provide a list of partners and communities for best practices in collaboration and find the right balance of managing our forests with the right mix of benefits under multiple use and also still recognizing the need to remove…

the disparity is wrong, and if we care about investing in healthy management of our forests, we have to invest in our Tribal partners.

The history of the Clean Air Act Amendment shows that compliance costs have been far lower than expected when laws are implemented.

I hope, as we move down the road, we can get into the next 5-year plan.

Our goal is to finally make some headway and give EPA the ability to set protective standards based on science to protect all Americans from toxic chemicals, especially the most vulnerable populations like pregnant women and young children.

We really don't have a resources funding vehicle so that we are doing management and conservation in a productive way.

That is a very dangerous path for you to go down, but I accept.

it would be really helpful to continue that dialogue, and to have access to responses about that internal civil rights report.