I recognize my colleagues from Oregon, Representatives Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, for working with me and many oth...
How could we let this happen to our rural forested communities?
But there is one point about this that I think should achieve broad support beyond Oregon among my colleagues on both si...
The discussion draft is not a perfect bill. There are parts I would change.
We need to provide for a sustainable solution that serves our forests, our communities, and our counties better.
These lands are unique and they require a unique solution.
While we need to reauthorize the critical program--a program I have strongly supported and worked hard to extend--these ...
I am encouraged by the Committee's keen interest in identifying long-term solutions for our Federal forest counties and ...
President Theodore Roosevelt, the father of our great forest system, would be horrified at the condition of our forests ...
This is an important and timely hearing and I'm encouraged by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks...
It's time for real change.
This is an important and timely opportunity for the Oregon Delegation, for rural communities and counties in Western Ore...
It is time for action. It is time to stop talking about principles and concepts, and start moving forward with specific ...
Everything I have seen indicates that if we want to prioritize protecting homes from wildfires, we should start in the w...
If our goals are to protect homes and communities from wildfires, we should do that.
The discussion draft did not include the recent legislation introduced by Senators Wyden and Merkley.
And I believe you looked at an option that would incorporate some of additional public domain lands which are interspers...
Institutionalizes, meaning permanent protections?