there's plenty of blame to go around for the forced spending cuts kicking in tonight, but he has also got a dire warning...
I think everybody can share some of the blame. And I will admit to being a partisan Republican. But I believe it is the ...
This year, we have worked on an agreement we made. It was hard-fought, but to avoid a 51-vote Senate, I can assure you w...
In a lot of ways you're correct. Now there are a few exceptions. Last year, we did pass a few bills, although it was the...
I had a much better sense of accomplishment in the past.
I think that you can stick to your principles and still make compromises.
It tells me that I think it's very helpful and healthy to have been in minority and majority. That way I think you under...
I still respect Ronald Reagan and admire his principles, but he was ready to make compromises in order to save Social Se...
When you expand that and you look at different programs that are available, really it is that ability to stay together a...
The key to that being temporary, again, being a bridge from one point to another.
I commend the Chairman for his work on this issue, and I look forward to working with you as we advance legislation.
State trust lands were set aside to fund education. National forest lands were set aside to protect watersheds and are r...
State management of our Federal lands is a high priority of mine.
Everyone is frustrated with the Forest Service. They don't do enough, they do too little, they are too slow, they are to...
Instead of wasting our time exploring radical ideas that won't move in the Senate, we should focus on policies that will...
To hand over control of forest lands to States would mean turning our back on this unique relationship.
It is our responsibility to give the agency the tools it needs for hazardous fuels reduction, watershed protection, and ...
To imagine that the long-standing struggle over the use of our National Forests will somehow disappear if they are turne...
