It certainly shouldn't be. As I've said several times before, this isn't an us-versus-them. This should be something that brings our country together.

It is interesting. This gentleman that I referenced was right outside of Fayetteville, which you know very, very well.

I think there are certain instances where it probably is, but again, I think that has to be done at a case-by-case basis.

I cannot think of anything that is more important to discuss. Certainly, we all agree that this is a crisis.

It is a major problem facing our country, and I am glad that we are continuing to focus on that.

Those are the kinds of activities that are not going to make forests resilient. This is going to worsen the problem.

I would ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a report by the Dogwood Alliance that details exactly why logging, even when it results in durable forest products, does not result in a net gain in carbon emissions.

If we are going to get through this period of warming climate, we have to learn how to co-exist with these fires...

If we don't have our treatments and try to do boundary protections, they will actually devastate into our lands and cause damages that are unforeseen or can have a great impact onto both the ecological things that we want protected but…

We should apply tribal traditional knowledge and modern forestry to other Federal lands.

There is simply no excuse for allowing millions of Americans to remain in harm's way as our forests become more overgrown.

I urge Congress to work together across the aisle and craft viable legislation that can be enacted as soon as possible to help to slow the threat to Federal lands, neighboring private lands, and public health.

We believe the Nation would benefit by looking to Indian forestry as models of sustainability.

Congressman Westerman's bill would improve the TFPA by providing timelines for review, approval and implementation of projects on Federal land.

This problem will only intensify unless we act now.

It is imperative that we identify and remove barriers to implementing critical risk reduction projects.

Today, we will discuss one of the most serious threats currently facing our country--catastrophic wildfire.

Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks we have seen the unity, courage, and kindness the American people offered to those affected by the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and now Maria. Today I would like to take a minute and…