It's an honor and pleasure to sit on this subcommittee with you.
I very much look forward to working with him as we work together to protect the Nation's treasures under our park system.
It's really that white-collar crime where people, instead of representing the public interest and the people of the country, instead of repr...
It's really that white collar crime, where people instead of representing the public interest of the people of the country, instead are repr...
The Federal Government really is a big dog in our State.
When you look at the numbers that I have, it appears that we are doing a $64.5 million reduction from last year's budget.
I am not convinced that the Forest Service is going to be able to maintain, let alone improve, our forests with a budget that is a 1.5% decr...
Thank you very much, Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Domenici, for holding this hearing.
I am alarmed because there is a tremendous amount of hazardous fuel work to be done in Colorado.
Unfortunately, the Forest Service reports that it implemented just 73,662 acres of treatments in Fiscal Year 2006 due to funding limitations...
I don't frankly understand how it is that we can move forward with the continued decline in funding for the Forest Service.
I think it is an important milestone, so my congratulations to you.
This budget cuts funding for recreation management by 9% (a 12% cut in region two).
I think the mood of the leadership here in Washington, D.C., is that we need to restore the confidence of the people of America back in our ...
It is a cop-out and it is a political gimmick that is being played on the people of the United States of America.
I have introduced legislation with Senator John McCain, the National Commission on Health Care Act (S. 2007), which will undertake a fresh r...
I want your commitment that you'll work with Democrats and Republicans alike and treat them equal in terms of your outreach and your work wi...
I intend to be voting for you and I expect that you're going to get good bipartisan support for your confirmation.
