Nobody likes wildfires but the reality is, that is part of management of a forest and fire is necessary.
I can imagine that.
Are the requirements different--as I understand it, the requirements are different for the Forest Service than the BLM in recommended wilder...
I want to join Chairman Moran in welcoming you to testify today on your fiscal year 2011 budget request.
The science is never settled until the people understand the science.
Are you proposing that, and if so, why?
Congress needs to do its job and not just complain about them sitting out there as recommended wilderness areas.
If there is an agency where you would think the employees would love to get up and go to work, it would be the Forest Service.
Just on that, as you know, when you start decommissioning roads, there has to be an appropriate reason to do so.
Much to the credit of Chairman Dicks, last year's conference report included historic changes in the way we budget for wildfire suppression.
I want to publicly thank Chairman Dicks for his fine work, his sense of fairness and his steady hand leading this subcommittee in recent yea...
I do not believe that it is settled. Certainly man has an impact. The extent of that impact is what the debate is all about.
But working together, we have made a sincere effort to find common ground on many issues.
It concerns me when the agency says it is settled science because what is, I think, probably settled is that most people agree that climate ...
I appreciate that, and I appreciate the fact that you understand that it is those small operators that we are really concerned about.
Every one of the meetings turned into a 'what the hell is EPA doing' meeting.
I do not think a lot of people think it is settled science.
Support should be given to the 'Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act for 2010' introduced by Senators Wyden and Nelson.
