We need to make sure the full commitment for the funding is there for those colleges.

I am very proud of the Great Lakes Nations who have been up here testifying--but it just goes to show the obligation for maintaining clean water.

I share your concern about that, especially Native languages.

I think the Department of Interior should be getting a handle on that.

So you have got lots of problems----

The sooner we start predicting the cost and putting up a budget for this, the better.

As they are making their budgetary decisions, we should encourage them to think of how it is going to affect the Native community.

Once again, I think you summarized some of the issues really well.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank all the people who have come to testify today, and I am ready to listen.

During the hearing, Representative Walz of Minnesota noted the example of a $900,000 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) grant on a feedlot that led to cleaner water in a nearby trout stream that generates $4 million for the…

Let's come up with a different name so that we can talk about it in public and put it in writing.

We should continue to support the voluntary conservation efforts our forest owners make on their lands, and we should continue to support innovation through advanced forest products and fuels.

Our private forestlands and National Forests provide clean water, clean air, and greatly contribute to our states' economy.

We can't talk about how tools are working and what tools might be needed to address our forest health until the Forest Service has the resources and personnel to fully utilize the tools they already have.

I believe in these win-win situations, biofuels has been an absolute American success story.

We know how important the farm bill is. All of us have the stories. My district is proud to say it is the ninth largest agricultural district, spread amongst a lot of commodities.

This is a critically important discussion.

We have to do a better job of messaging it.